No-till and cover crops are among the best ways to counter topsoil erosion, but Trump administration may reduce federal ...

Dozens of representatives with an interest in soil and water issues met in Springfield on Wednesday to discuss progress on ...

Soil and Water Conservation Districts have worked with farmers for decades in every U.S. state to reduce soil erosion and ...

Several different conservation practices can get results for farmers in the ongoing effort to improve profitability, reduce ...

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

That dust storm also dropped visibility to zero on the stretch of the interstate between Farmersville and Divernon, and was again caused by dry, loose soil being picked up and moved by winds. Although ...

Illinois averaged slightly more than 50 bushels an acre for soybeans, compared with 49 bushels in Iowa, while Iowa's corn harvest averaged 181 bushels an acre, topping Illinois by one bushel.

Cover crops help avoid soil erosion and runoff. Gov. JB Pritzker is proposing a 31% funding cut to a program that helps offset the cost for farmers.

Gully erosion is the most severe form of soil erosion, and it can seriously impact agricultural fields, contributing to sediment loss and nutrient runoff into waterways. In a new study, University ...

Ten years later, travels across North Dakota during the winter of 2024-25 indicated that wind erosion remains the greatest threat to the state’s soil health, Carlos Pires and Brady Goettl, NDSU ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Three main factors contribute to the formation of Midwest dust storms: strong winds, dry soil in farm fields and large amounts of loose soil.