With the Mid-Barataria diversion project mired in court and in controversy, there are no obvious, easy paths forward. The ...

The biggest challenge for farmers today might not really be lack of start-up capital but ignorance about the impact of soil ...

Bageshwar: In an initiative aimed at environmental conservation, the Bageshwar forest department has launched a programme ...

Everything was against me.” That’s how one young producer from Garretson, South Dakota, summarized the start of his farming ...

Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons is an effective way to prevent farmland from losing soil carbon from erosion, a factor that’s underestimated in considering the ...

Biochar is created through pyrolysis, a process that heats biomass in the absence of oxygen. The result is a stable, carbon-rich solid that doesn’t rot or decompose. When added to soil, it improves ...

with an average of 14.2 tonnes of soil lost per hectare to erosion each year 1. Although its importance is often overlooked, quality soil is essential for sustaining agriculture and crucial ...

Heavy erosion during rain events has impacted residences and a cemetery on Morgantown Road. Rev. Greggory Watkins of the ...

Published in the Journal of Soils and Sediments, the study presents compelling evidence that catastrophic wildfires and soil erosion—driven by natural climate shifts—may have sparked the first ...

The most damaging long-term impact to ecosystems after wildfire is soil erosion. Restoring landscapes after wildfire depends ...