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

A thin layer found in the top few centimeters of soil plays a big role in its ecology. Biocrust is built, maintained and ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

TEHRAN - Two large clay jars, possibly dating back to prehistoric times, have been discovered in Dehloran county of Ilam province, western Iran. The artifacts emerged following a roadside collapse ...

Halting soil erosion is critical, Pires said in a May 2025 Agweek interview. Soil blows off a field southwest of Grand Forks on March 27, 2025.

According to the Soil Atlas, over 40 per cent of East Africa’s soils are degraded, with Kenya losing 26 tonnes of soil per hectare annually due to erosion. Additionally, 40 percent of Kenya’s ...

Calcareous and clay soils — Retention and resistance needed Travel around the Southwest toward Mont-Organisé or Carice, and you’ll find clay soils—dense, alkaline earth that retains water and resists ...