Beneath every farm field, garden bed, and forest floor, a hidden population dwarfs the roughly eight billion people alive on ...

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 ...

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, ...

North Dakota sugarbeet farmers work to save the soil About a half dozen farmers in Walsh County, North Dakota, are conducting on-farm research trials on various methods including, minimum till, strip ...

The "farmer-led movement" aims to shape the agricultural landscape by strengthening soils and building community. Subscribe to the new Harvest newsletter, for our latest reporting on agriculture and ...

World Soil Day is celebrated on December 5 every year, as recommended by the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) in 2002. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Conference endorsed World ...

Concerned over the growing impact of chemical-intensive farming on soil health and food quality, Mizoram Governor Vijay Kumar Singh on Monday launched the nationwide ''Khet Bachao Abhiyan'' in Aizawl, ...