You might think that soil erosion is a major problem for farmers and their crops, but this is also becoming a common landscaping issue for our yards. Essentially, erosion is a natural process when ...

Autumn olive, another invasive plant from Asia, was originally introduced in the U.S. to prevent soil erosion. But its rapid spread and prolific seed production have disrupted local ecosystems.

These cover crops serve as a protective blanket for the soil, preventing erosion and providing a habitat for beneficial microbes. The roots of cover crops, left in the soil after harvest ...

Photo by Ally Larson/Iowa State University. AMES, Iowa – Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons is an effective way to prevent farmland from losing soil carbon from erosion, ...

Soil erosion, the most common type of land degradation, is a process that removes the upper layer of soil, from which plants get most of their nutrients and water. When this fertile layer, called the ...

Blanket flowers, or Gaillardia ... Cover crops like clover or rye can protect bare soil from erosion and add organic matter ...