Topsoil vs compost… is there even any difference? After all, they’re both brown and muddy and sold in basically the same packages at the garden centre. However, they’re not as similar as you ...

We just bought a new house. Just before the sale, a heavy rainstorm ruined the yard with deep gouges and washed away the new ...

Study: Redistributing soil can restore nutrients, improve water retention, and significantly boost crop yields on eroded ...

Federal agencies are removing topsoil from burned areas but will not test it for contaminants. So scientists and residents ...

Topsoil is used to grow 95 percent of our food, and it is disappearing ten times faster than it is being replaced: America’s corn belt has already lost much of its topsoil, threatening ...

Falmouth will keep the John L. Neill Youth Baseball Complex closed for at least two years after lead and other contaminants ...

But beneath the feet of Iowa’s farmers, a crisis is unfolding. The average topsoil depth in Iowa decreased from around 14-18 inches (35-45cm) at the start of the 20th Century to 6-8 inches (15 ...

As average farm size increases, farm equipment typically becomes bigger and heavier, posing an increasing threat of soil ...