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 ...

Soil erosion is widely known for degrading land and reducing agricultural productivity. But new research shows it may also play a far more complex and important role in regulating the global nitrogen ...

After a derecho slammed through Iowa two years ago, flattening nearly 4 million acres of corn and soybeans, Jack Boyer discovered something surprising. His neighbor's 160-acre corn crop was mostly ...

Soil loss presents a critical global challenge, degrading ecosystems and impacting the sustainability of human society. Human activities like deforestation, construction, and agriculture can ...

“Right now, soil might be the last thing on your mind. But at this moment, when the future of our planet and humankind is at stake, nothing could be more important than regenerating the ground beneath ...

Many southeastern Wisconsin residents woke to a downpour early last week. More than two inches fell before 1 p.m. in Milwaukee, which broke a record last set in 1913 for rainfall in a single February ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — An environmental expert is warning the state that the ethanol boom may pollute streams in the coming years and contribute to global warming. Rick Cruse, director of Iowa State ...