Illinois soil and water conservation districts were allocated just $4.5 million for their operations in the budget year that ...

Jackson’s issues with infrastructure may explain some of the capital city’s sinkholes, but research also revealed that the ...

Careful timing ensures crops can handle a little heat. But recently, sudden heat waves and long-lasting ones in already warm ...

Good soil is the starting point for a garden that grows well. It feeds your plants, holds water, and helps roots grow strong.

Internal erosion and seepage flow represent critical processes in the evolution of granular soils, with direct implications for the stability of natural and engineered structures such as ...

"We often say Illinois’ greatest natural asset is its soil. That’s not just rhetoric — it’s reality. Our soil feeds families, ...

As the last article in these series, I would like to introduce the 12th soil order, the vertisols. Vertisols are known as shrinking and swelling dark clay soils. The most common features of the ...

Learn how to grow and care for Carex EverColor® 'Everest', an evergreen variety from the Southern Living Plant Collection ...

At the foot of Sainte Victoire, the mountain in Provence immortalized by Impressionist painter Paul Cezanne, a paleontologist ...

Workshops are being held in Clay and Flagler counties to advise landowners on how they can apply for the funding.