Acres upon acres of landscape may be under siege this winter and not by foraging animals looking for food. Soil erosion is a significant problem when the temperatures dip, as snowstorms and wind can ...

Centuries ago, humans used to work with the flow of the land. We built homes that followed the slope of the ground and planted trees to nourish the soil. But somewhere along the way, our habits ...

RICEVILLE, Iowa -Tom Kaspar, a research agronomist at the USDA-ARS Lab for Agriculture and the Environment at Ames, has researched cover crops for nearly 20 years. He shared his insights at a recent ...

(This is the first in a series of stories written about how soil conservation districts in the region view the drought of 2021. This installment was written and edited by the Mitchell Republic.) ...

MADISON, WI, JANUARY 12, 2009 - With recent increase in the cost of energy and subsequent explorations into alternative energy sources, the increased harvest of corn residue for cellulosic ethanol ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - You may still be cleaning dust out of some nooks and crannies from the storm that turned the sky orange nearly two weeks ago. The CEO of Plains Cotton Growers, Kody Bessent, ...

Polls show most traditional farmers don't believe they contribute to climate change. Two farmers in Illinois started a soil protection program that has myriad climate benefits. Agriculture in the U.S.

It can also help in fighting environmental pollution. The technology is created by the Institute of Environmental Sciences and funded by a federal grant. It has been tested in Tatarstan with one of ...

Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner R. Jack Cagle’s Road & Bridge crews repaired a sinkhole in the 23000 block of Creekview Drive in Spring caused by a leaking storm drain. The sinkhole appeared ...