Gardeners are being urged to add one natural ingredient to the soil to improve its quality and bring about healthier plant ...

New groundwater monitoring wells installed in Ann Arbor's Old West Side are part of an ongoing probe into chemical pollution ...

Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons is an effective way to prevent farmland from losing soil ...

The Trump administration’s broad cuts to USAID also halted efforts to clear unexploded American munitions and landmines, a ...

Keep in mind that you will create more problems if you become overanxious and begin working your garden soils when they are too wet.

But over his 40 years as a corn and soybean farmer in Champaign County, Stierwalt said soil erosion, which can cause fertilizer and manure runoff to end up in nearby rivers and streams, has become an ...

Illinois farmers like Steve Stierwalt adopt cover crops to address soil erosion and reduce runoff pollution, protecting ...

What’s in a word? Well, if it’s the word dirt or soil, it turns out, it’s a lot. While most people, myself included, often ...

Union Pacific finds no immediate health risk in soil tests of 143 Houston properties near a former industrial site.

Precise information about agricultural soils is key to managing them more efficiently and sustainably. Researchers at the ...

Microplastics are in our water, air and seafood. It's been recently discovered to be in chewing gum, too. Here's what to know ...