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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Earth’s soil contains large stocks of carbon — even more carbon than in the atmosphere. A significant portion of this soil carbon is in organic form (carbon bound to carbon), called soil organic ...

Ramgarh: The Ramgarh Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) has trained 2,370 farmers from 42 villages on soil health restoration under the nationwide Khet Bachao Abhiyaan. The farmers, of which 913 were men and ...

Water is a crucial resource for farmers and ranchers. Beyond keeping their crops, forage and livestock healthy and growing, the water used on the farm is also part of their families’ and communities’ ...