This activity was supported by a contract between the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Department of Agriculture–National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, ...

“The Ground We Share” is a multidimensional experience. Beginning at 6:30 p.m., visitors will be able to view interactive exhibits about soil testing and regenerative agriculture, sample local foods ...

Interest in soil health continues to increase as farmers are often experiencing extreme weather conditions and are looking for ways to stabilize or even increase yields. To address this interest, a ...

In a recent review published in the journal Frontiers in Soil Science, researchers attempt to define the term 'soil health' and elucidate the need for research and policy implementations to improve it ...

In parts of Tanzania, soils are disappearing. A combination of climate change and socioeconomic stresses has led to soil crumbling away into nearby rivers and lakes. Recognising the threat, one ...

What has the term soil health come to mean? Soil health is really about how well the soil is functioning compared to how well it could function. Some of those functions include cycling water, cycling ...

Soil health expert Ray Archuleta displays a clump of healthy soil in a pasture at the Dawn and Grant Breitkreutz farm in Redwood County. Credit: MinnPost photo by Forrest Peterson REDWOOD FALLS, Minn.

Researchers compared the nutritional content of the food crops grown using conventional versus regenerative farming practices — those that build the soil by using cover crops, a diverse rotation of ...

BYRON, Minn. — What began as a core group of Byron farmers looking for ways to make their farmland more sustainable has turned into a multimillion dollar county soil health initiative, and a real ...

THOMPSON, N.D. — In a farm near Thompson, a fifth-generation farmer is working toward better soil health in his fields. Among his methods is a group of cattle, a rare sight in the Red River Valley.