Sustainable inputs and conservation practices improve soil health. (Natural Resources Conservation Service photo) Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment of a five-part series, “Getting Grounded ...

The new microbe-explicit soil model (left) versus DayCent’s previous soil model that did not explicitly model microbe activity (right). Of all the carbon stored in ecosystems around the world, about ...

Conservation agriculture is an important part of the work of farmers to build more resilient community food systems, now and ...

Current protected areas only poorly cover the places most relevant for conserving soil ecological values. To assess global hotspots for preserving soil ecological values, an international team 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 ...

Researchers are discovering that listening to the soil can be a way to understand biodiversity belowground without having to overturn every bit of the land. Studies have shown that soils of restored ...

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 ...

Rwanda’s agriculture employs up to 56.7% of the working-age population and supports rural livelihoods. Yet it faces growing pressure due to small and fragmented landholdings, declining soil fertility, ...