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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Observed every year on December 5, World Soil Day is a global campaign. It is celebrated annually to raise awareness about the need to conserve soil and improve the sustainability of the future ...

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.

Soil conservation is a key to environmental sustainability. It helps protect natural resources and watersheds, restores habitats for plants and wildlife, improves water quality, and makes soil ...