One of the last massive ranches in West Texas, the Turkey Track Ranch is home to 80,000 acres of fertile grassland and a historic battle site. Courtesy of Icon Global Group Nearly 80,000 acres of ...

"Sea of Grass" tackles the conquest and exploitation of the American prairie, a rich ecological world in need of rescue.

One third of the cropland in the upper Midwest has entirely lost its fertile topsoil, according to a new study. Other scientists doubt that figure, but agree that soil loss is a big problem.

U.S. cities have been built on the most fertile soil in the country, lessening the contributions of these lands to the food web and human agriculture, according to a NASA study.

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