Soil health specialists sound the alarm on continuing soil erosion Despite repeated warnings from experts, soil continues to erode at an alarming pace. Soil health advocates say it's past time to ...

Ann Bailey discusses the problem of soil erosion and why farmers should consider ways to stop erosion now instead of being forced to do it by people without farming backgrounds.

Flooding caused by frozen soil on the Palouse in February was one of the largest events in 30 years, Pacific Northwest soil scientists say. Historically high stream flows across the […] ...

That’s why carbon market incentives that pay farmers for planting cover crops should consider carbon erosion reduction as a benefit separate from changes in soil carbon levels driven by plant carbon ...

Contour planting helps reduce soil erosion and water runoff. When crops are planted down a slope, water flows quickly through the rows, especially during heavy rain. Instead of percolating into the ...

To maintain soil that produces successful crops, it helps to give it a rest now and then.That's what cover crops are all about. They prevent erosion, retain moisture, suppress weeds, reduce ...

Intercropping creates a living web of soil-building and nutrient-exchange underground. When legumes fix nitrogen, root systems complement each other, and canopies reduce erosion and evapotranspiration ...

A construction site near Swisher along Interstate 380 had insufficient erosion controls that led sediment to flow into a tributary of McAllister Creek.

Washington High School students Alain Crawford, left, and Maya Kilgore work on a mulch bed behind the log cabin at Washington Park on Tuesday morning. Students from Wash High’s National Honor Society ...

The Conservation Reserve Program incentivizes farmers to take environmentally sensitive land out of production. Project 2025 says the Trump administration should champion its elimination.