The farmer and rancher adage “if you take care of machinery, the machinery will take care of you” also applies to soil health. Cassidy Million, the director of ag science at Heliae Agriculture ...

During the Dust Bowl in the 1930s, due to massive disturbance of the soil through over-tilling, the center of the American continent lost 850 million tons of topsoil to the wind. And today, even when ...

During the Dust Bowl in the 1930s, due to massive disturbance of the soil through over-tilling, the center of the American continent lost 850 million tons of topsoil to the wind. And today, even when ...

A thin layer found in the top few centimeters of soil plays a big role in its ecology. Biocrust is built, maintained and ...

Gardening is supposed to be fun, but when it involves bags of synthetic fertilizer, weekend-long weeding sessions, and ...

Earth-loving folks sat elbow-to-elbow in the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills for a special screening of Common Ground, a documentary advocating climate-friendly farming practices to improve ...

Improve your soil by making biochar in the ground. DIY biochar enhances nutrient availability and also enables soil to retain nutrients longer. Last year, I committed one of the great sins of ...

Best ground cover plants to prevent soil erosion Few landscaping worries are more pressing than unstable, sloping ground. Unmanaged and unplanted banks pose a risk, particularly worrying during ...

To hold your ground: • Clear drainage systems such as culverts, diversion ditches, or narrow swales, of debris. Clogged drains are a primary cause of erosion, even without fire damage.

Thinking of planting a backyard garden in Louisiana? Before you dig, experts say it's critical to know what’s in your soil.

Tiny glass fertilizer beads could keep nutrients in the soil and out of the water By Ben Coxworth. February 24, 2025 ... That glass was then ground into particles ranging from 0.85 to 2 ...

From the ground up: How soil health unlocks greater yields for small-scale farmers . In South Africa, over two million smallholder farming households form the backbone of the nation’s food system.