Beginning in the 2017 growing season, The Iowa Nutrient Research & Education Council (INREC) has worked over the past six years with Iowa State University and local ag retailers to study the progress ...

Cover cropping involves growing various plant varieties between cash crop rotations to ensure continuous soil coverage. This practice improves soil water infiltration, builds soil organic matter, ...

Conservation practices are readily available for U.S. farmers to implement, but financial roadblocks commonly stymie their adoption. A study done in 2020 in cooperation between the Soil Health ...

FARGO, N.D. — Conserving, protecting and utilizing soil matters to producers. That was evident at the University of Minnesota and North Dakota State University Soil Management Summit and Dakota ...

A new report from the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) and the Soil Health Institute (SHI) highlights the environmental and economic advantages of soil health management systems ...

The Texas Conservation and Sustainability Initiative, a Texas A&M AgriLife-led program, offers new funding for conservation ...

The soil microbiome is critical for the ecosystem, and agricultural practices that promote microbial diversity can support plant health and help protect against pests. But it is unclear which ...

For example, the SWMCN Subprogramme together with counterparts in Member states determine the effectiveness of soil conservation practices at the area-wide basis and the impact of conservation ...

On May 16, a rare dust storm pushed across northern Illinois, northern Indiana and the Chicago metropolitan area. Pictured here is the storm approaching Bloomington, Illinois. Soil and Water ...

Nonpoint source pollution is the primary cause of the algae overgrowth that infiltrates eastern South Dakota lakes, rivers and ponds toward the end of every summer. The water's pollution can be traced ...