Farmers can prevent spring dust storms by reducing tillage, planting cover crops and keeping soil covered with crop residue.

This is where conservation-focused farming methods, including no-till farming, come in. Conventional farming involves sowing ...

Water-saving irrigation practices, including intermittent irrigation, are essential for sustainable rice cultivation amid ...

For half a century, workers in northern China have been using a technique called "straw checkerboards" to combat ...

One of the four amendments on the upcoming August ballot pertains to a crucial source of funding for the Department of ...

Keep your soil as healthy as possible by avoiding these potentially harmful habits.

Sloped yards don't have to be barren. These plants stand up to erosion and can help make hilly landscapes beautiful.

A business owner in Lancelin has spent thousands of dollars trying to safeguard his property against extreme erosion. Other communities are growing increasingly concerned as recent storm surges speed ...

erosion; vegetation; sand slopes; geotextile. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of different types of vegetation cover on soil erosion control using (a) 3 different types of ...

Over the course of evolution, plants have developed an elegant strategy to counteract a lack of phosphate in the soil—they form symbiotic relationships with soil fungi. These mycorrhizal fungi ...

This is the latest installment in our Main Street NC series from the WUNC Politics Podcast. We're visiting communities across the state to hear from local leaders about the issues and challenges ...

STRATHMERE, N.J. (WPVI) -- Work is underway at the Jersey shore after Hurricane Erin caused significant beach erosion, rendering a dozen beach access paths unusable. In Strathmere, crews began moving ...