Soil erosion is a major challenge in agricultural production. ... (MIKE SHE) with the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) to examine the impacts of no-till practice in the watershed.

Soil erosion inflates food prices, in particular that of paddy rice, but also wheat and other staple foods. More water is withdrawn for agriculture, with an average 1.6% increase worldwide.

Soil erosion also poses a threat to the environment. According to the FAO, the world’s cultivated soils – meaning soils that have been rearranged – have lost between 25 and 75 percent of ...

Soil erosion reduces the productivity of ecosystems, it changes nutrient cycles and it thus directly impacts climate and society. An international team of researchers, including Professor Pierre ...

Soil erosion reduces the productivity of ecosystems, it changes nutrient cycles and it thus directly impacts climate and society. An international team of researchers, including Professor Pierre ...

Soil erosion affects more than crop yields in the Midwest. Off-site impacts such as fouled waterways and contaminated drinking water are costly and environmentally damaging. Eroded soil and soluble ...

Agricultural soil erosion is not a source of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, according to research published last week by the journal Science. A team of researchers from UC Davis, the Catholic ...

To compare, the maximum amount of soil experts say farmers in the region can lose before it impacts their production levels is 5 tons per acre, per year. “If you had bare, dry, and unprotected fields ...

Soil pollution can have far-reaching consequences; it is often detrimental to plant growth, disrupting food chains and entire ecosystems. In turn, it has a direct impact on food security.Here, we ...

Picture this. It's July, white hot, and I am at my desk with a stack of environmental reports on soil erosion, slowly making my way through the charts and figures to try to understand what they ...

We have so little soil and once dents are made water runs down and the trails get wider and wider.” Steadman said that everyone in Chico needs to take care of Bidwell Park. “Everyone loves the ...