Iowa NRCS Area Resource Soil Scientist Jason Steele uses his farming experience to train NRCS staff and build stronger relationships with farmers Soil scientist – to many people – may sound like a ...

Across large parts of northern Tanzania, gully erosion – soil erosion caused by flowing water – is cutting deep scars through fertile farmland, grazing areas, roads and even villages. These gullies ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Soil erosion, the most common type of land degradation, ...

The forestry sector has become a driving force in Chile’s national economy, with exports increasing from approximately US $4 million in 1970 to US $5.9 billion in 2011. However, the intensification of ...

Black soil covering white snow in ditches during the winter and clouds of dirt swirling across fields, farms and roads are stark evidence that erosion is a major threat to soil health. Despite a “Wake ...

Oceanfront property wasn’t on Brian Scott’s wish list when he bought a rental farm in 2017 that included 9 acres of sandy soils fit for a south-Florida beach. Scott tried to grow corn and soybeans ...

WASHINGTON – Iowa farms surveyed by an environmental group have made progress during the last year stemming soil erosion, but many operations in the state remain susceptible to erosion that sends soil ...

A field planted with cereal rye, one of the most common cover crops in Iowa. Photo by Ally Larson/Iowa State University. AMES, Iowa – Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons ...