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 ...

Agricultural soils represent one of the largest underutilized opportunities for climate mitigation through land-based carbon sequestration. This study analyzes how farmers make long-term decisions ...

Advocates of conservation agriculture have long insisted that farmers who adopt use of practices such as cover cropping and no till or reduced till cultivation can improve the water-holding capacity ...

Panelists discussed farming techniques for moisture conservation during the water panel at Soil Health U 2024, held in January. Wes McCary, tech projects coordinator at the Kansas Water Office, ...

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 ...

C. The Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District Conservation Tree Program helps landowners plant affordable, long-lasting trees.

Conservation practices like terracing help the soybean farmer manage water flow and minimize erosion on sloped ground.

In an effort to promote conservation, the Lake Soil and Water Conservation District is offering a wide selection of native, bare-root tree seedlings, container trees, shrubs and perennials and other ...

The Alapaha Soil and Water Conservation District is now accepting entries for their Poster Contest for students located within the District’s service area.