“You may have to use deep tillage to remove dense or compacted layers to improve soil health and the volume of usable water.” In some fields, drainage might be the first step to improve soil ...

Soils are becoming severely degraded due to a combination of intensive farming practices and natural processes. As the layer of fertile topsoil thins, it gets increasingly difficult to grow crops ...

Federal officials have said cleanup crews won’t return to remove additional layers of soil if contamination is found, nor will they bring in clean soil to add on top. “We encourage the state ...

both near the surface and in deeper soil layers, by promoting plant diversity and increasing the amount of biomass allocated to roots. Grasslands dominated by plants that depend on mycorrhizal ...

Today, the soil is dark and full of large clumps, with bigger gaps between the particles. Water is now able to reach the deeper layers of the ground. “When you walk across my fields, it feels ...

A new study published in Forest Ecosystems sheds light on how carbon is stored in forest soils across eastern China, offering valuable insights into forest carbon sequestration and its role in ...