The researchers wanted to know if soil erosion is controlled by proximity to the ice sheet or by the lay of the land, including the direction and steepness of nearby hillsides. In addition ...

Scott seeded the sandy patch of soil to a prescribed pollinator ... Soils Struggle to Keep Up The NRI report shows water (sheet and rill) erosion rates averaged 2.67 tons per acre in 2017, and ...

Despite repeated warnings from experts, soil continues to erode at an alarming pace. Soil health advocates say it's past time ...

Ann Bailey discusses the problem of soil erosion and why farmers should consider ways to stop erosion now instead of being ...

Sheet and gully erosion behind these 2" and ... The ongoing, heavy rain events and high winds indicate that soil erosion risks aren’t going away anytime soon. “As you evaluate every field ...

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 ...

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 […] ...

On World Soil Day, the growing issue of soil erosion and soil degradation are highlighted. According to UN reports, all of the world’s topsoil could be gone within 60 years. And it is estimated ...

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts found that the rate of soil erosion in the Midwestern US is 10 to 1,000 times greater than it was before modern agriculture practices reigned supreme ...