Not all farmlands are created equal — some are flat, some are on a moderate slope and some are hilly. On hilly agricultural ...

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

The Region of Waterloo must prevent the soil from leaving the farm it bought on Bleams Road last year. Sediment from the site ...

Farmers can use informal and formal methods to measure soil health. “An informal way is to look at your fields after a ...

People around the world will celebrate Earth Day on April 22. On our family farm, we achieve Earth Day objectives throughout ...

Intercropping creates a living web of soil-building and nutrient-exchange underground. When legumes fix nitrogen, root ...

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They are facing longer dry spells, more erratic rainfall and rising input costs — all while working to feed a growing ...

Farmers are at the forefront of regenerative practices because they see firsthand what it takes to grow and sustain life.

Soil scientists have repeatedly shown that cover crops reduce erosion, but an analysis by a ... that would be even more pronounced on hilly farms and on the edges of fields, Huang said.