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 ...

Farmers can improve soil health and water quality by adopting no-till and reduced tillage practices. Learn how.

Freezing of funds, revamping of programs and cuts to staffing that have come with the new Trump administration continue to bring questions in the farm community and those who serve them. For soil and ...

Ninety years ago this month, in the depths of the Great Depression, Congress created a new agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture to safeguard rural prosperity for future generations: The ...

Chris Cobos is the Texas A&M AgriLife Research environmental soil scientist at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Vernon.

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 ...

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 ...

Ashland SWCD will talk about nutrient management, cover crops, hay and pasture opportunities and the realities of implementing conservation.

The Upper Willamette Soil and Water Conservation District media and outreach specialist says most of her job is just “getting the word out.” Every election, board members are placed on the ballot, ...

The Richland Soil and Water Conservation District (Richland SWCD) is excited to announce orders are being accepted for the Pond Fish Sale until April 2. Customers may order Bluegill, Yellow Perch, ...

ELIZABETH. WELL, RIGHT NOW TONIGHT, PEOPLE ARE SEARCHING FOR SOME ANSWERS AFTER ISSUES STEMMING FROM A REALLY RARE ELECTION, THEY SHOWED UP TO VOTE FOR THE CRESCENT SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION ...