David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

After a fall harvest and before the spring planting season, soil is typically cultivated so it can become more fertile and welcoming for plant growth. All farmers practice at least one type of tillage ...

Farmer Steve Stierwalt is shown near strip-till equipment Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, in Sadorus. Reporter Farmer Steve Stierwalt is shown near strip-till equipment Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, in Sadorus.

SPENCER, Iowa (KCAU) — About three dozen people went to the Clay County Fair and Events Center in Spencer on Thursday for the first Northwest Iowa Ag Stewardship Alliance annual meeting. “We’re a ...

Ms Obira hand picking weed from her mulched garden. Credit: Ephraim Kasozi/Daily Monitor. Most farmers use the same methods of farming over and over again. This eventually leads to soil degradation ...

Chennai: Soil conservation and water retention measures were rolled out across 40 tribal villages in the Tirupattur Forest Division as part of a project aimed at reclaiming and improving tribal lands.

Farmers across the world are ditching their ploughs to protect ecosystems – and it’s working John Cherry bends down and takes a handful of soil in his hands, brings it up to his face and breathes ...

To scale and verify regenerative practices in the U.S. cotton industry, the Trust Protocol launched its Field Partner Program ...

In a remarkable advancement for soil science, researchers from Japan have developed a novel method for estimating microbial biomass using water-extractable organic matter (WEOM) from air-dried soils.