Veteran farmer Don Guinnip knows the value of conservation. Farming in the Wabash Valley near Marshall, Ill., the sixth-generation corn and soybean producer is accustomed to growing crops in what he ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The State Soil Conservation Board (SSCB) will meet for a board meeting on Monday, March 23rd, from 9 a.m. to 2 ...

CASCO - Since its formation five years ago, Peninsula Pride Farms has touted the importance of a variety of soil and water conservation practices being used on its member dairy and cattle farms in ...

“The first office of the National Association of Soil Conservation Districts (NASCD) was located in the Montgomery Building on N. Church Street from 1946 to 1947. Soil conservation, with its focus on ...

The Earth's land surface is dominated by sloping landscapes. Every year, soil erosion laterally distributes on the order of 75 Gt of topsoil (Berhe et al. 2007). The coupled biogeochemical cycles of ...

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 ...

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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 ...

This field day aims to equip attendees with best management practices for establishing and managing cover crops as an ...

The State Soil Conservation Board (SSCB) will meet for a board meeting on Monday, March 23 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Indiana Soybean Alliance, 8425 ...

Quantitative assessment of soil loss in Ambika watershed, Gujarat, India was done using universal soil loss equation (USLE) and geographic information system (GIS) to analyse spatial distribution of ...