This led to one of the most ambitious multi-state conservation and cleanup efforts ... No-till agriculture, instead of plowing the soil multiple times in the spring to get ready for planting ...

federal conservation programs were created to rehabilitate the Dust Bowl, changing the basic farming methods of the region by seeding areas with grass, rotating crops, and using contour plowing ...

What Caused The Dust Bowl? While it would be unfair to place the blame entirely on farmers in the 1920s, they certainly played a large role in creating the Dust Bowl. In the decades leading up to the ...

Certain agronomic methods like contour ploughing and mixed cropping could also help. Soil conservation efforts in India can also benefit from the erosivity map, the researchers believe. “The Ministry ...

A new study from South Dakota State University reveals reductions in tillage intensity have led to an increase in soil ...

In addition to contour ridging and vetiver grass, agroforestry is being championed as a long-term solution for soil conservation. By integrating trees and shrubs into farming systems, agroforestry ...

MCRA is a new program that advocates for land conservation by practicing sustainable ... “For the last 300 or so years, we’ve been tilling the soil, spraying chemicals, killing microbes ...

For two decades, farmer John Burk has been working to improve the soil on his farm in Michigan ... the under secretary for farm production and conservation at USDA under Biden.

For two decades, farmer John Burk has been working to improve the soil on his farm in Michigan ... the under secretary for farm production and conservation at USDA under Biden.

Apr. 22, 2025 — Dust-on-snow is a major threat to water in the Colorado River, yet no snowmelt forecasts integrate dust-accelerated melt. Using pioneering remote sensing techniques, new research ...

Michael McElhiney with soil sample in Stanislaus County, CA. By Lynn Betts / Photo courtesy of USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service / Wikimedia Commons Even with USDA’s Natural Resources ...