In this year’s General Election, Fairfax County voters are asked to elect three directors to sit on the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District Board. The candidates’ campaigns ...

Slopes greater than ten percent are better suited to other practices, like terracing.

have reduced soil erosion and improved maize yields, unlike conventional farming methods. Similarly, community-driven conservation efforts like terracing and reforestation, are producing positive ...

That same month, lawmakers passed a bill creating the Soil Conservation Service ... contour plowing and terracing hillsides. “It was not hard to get people on board with these conservation ...

It all comes down to three basic strategies, says Pam Penick, author of The Water-Saving Garden: How to Grow a Gorgeous Garden With a Lot Less Water: capture the water you get, garden for water ...

swales or terracing systems that slow runoff and allow rainwater to absorb into the soil. This rebate will cover up to $1,500. “Not only does this help with water conservation, but it also helps ...

The Upshur-Gregg Soil & Water Conservation District #417 is again offering local landowners an opportunity to better understand their soil health with its annual Soil Testing Drive. The event ...

The region is home to the broadest mosaic of conservation areas in the Cerrado ... Aerial spraying of pesticides is contaminating the soil and water, and also poisoning the people who live ...

Soil conservation measures, such as terracing and reforestation, have led to a 30% improvement in soil stability and a 15% boost in crop productivity (Rawat and Tekleyohannes, 2021). These ...

Based on the results of these nuclear applications, soil conservation measures can be implemented, such as terracing, contour cropping, strip cropping, minimum tillage, no tillage, mulching, cover ...