A new type of self-watering soil created by engineers at The University of Texas at Austin can pull water from the air and distribute it to plants.
American Farmland Trust launched online access to the methods, tools, and training resources they used in developing case studies featuring soil health.
While one soil health practice may benefit one farmer or piece of land, it may bring challenges to another depending on location.
The Cover Crop Planting Report shows that farmers are using diverse strategies to plant cover crops to accomplish their soil health goals.
Using no-till and prescribed fire management are two ways to manage crop residue. Both practices help keep organic matter and nitrogen in the soil.
Distinguished pedologist Dr. Rattan Lal becomes this year’s recipient of the 2020 World Food Prize Laureate for promoting soils for sustainable development.
Nematology faculty member Billy Crow and doctoral candidate Lesley Schumacher study nematodes that are more villainous than they are heroic.
Large-scale root properties have been long studied, but micro-scale properties, such as plant root hairs, are less well documented as tied to soil erosion.
The National Corn Growers Association launched the Success in Stewardship Network to celebrate and accelerate agricultural conservation practices.
Evidence builds for economic and environmental benefits of soil health efforts, creating a library of on-farm examples across the country.