Forest soils have an important role in protecting our climate: They remove large quantities of methane—a powerful greenhouse ...

For centuries, agriculture has relied on three essential assets: land, water and seed. In the 2020s, however, a fourth asset has become equally critical: data. I have spent much of the past year ...

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service announced recently that soils information for Iowa landowners is updated and available for free online, via Web Soil Survey – the most widely used website ...

Forest soils have an important role in protecting our climate: they remove large quantities of methane – a powerful ...

“Soil moisture is just a memory creator,” Elise Osenga, community science manager at Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI), said at a summit in Carbondale on May 11. “It’s this memory of what’s ...

University of Wisconsin professor of soil science Jingyi Huang and data scientist Maria Oros worked over the summer on a new modeling tool for soil scientists. The pair used machine learning and ...

With a synchronized tap from run-of-the-mill hammers on metal plates resting on the ground, researchers kneeling in nine fields across four continents believe they’ve hit upon more than just the earth ...

Growing demand for eco-conscious turf care and soil management highlights a shift toward sustainable materials and ...

It comes as no surprise to architects and engineers that clay-rich soils which retain lots of moisture are unstable. Clay soils have a water-holding capacity of about 1.35-2.5 in. of water per foot of ...