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

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

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

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.

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — We’ve had a lot of rain lately, but somehow farmers have found a way to get quite a bit of planting done. With Illinois topsoil moisture at 90 percent adequate and ...