Despite repeated warnings from experts, soil continues to erode at an alarming pace. Soil health advocates say it's past time to do something about it.

A field planted with cereal rye, one of the most common cover crops in Iowa. Photo by Ally Larson/Iowa State University. AMES, Iowa – Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons ...

About 2.67 million square kilometers of land experienced soil erosion in China last year, a decrease of 0.69 percent on 2020, ... [Photo/CHINA DAILY] ...

The country's water and soil erosion area stood at 2.67 million square kilometers in 2021, down 18,500 sq km, or 0.69 percent, compared with 2020, according to monitoring data on soil and water ...

Eroded soil may not replenish for generations, which is why it is important to assess soil erosion and deposition rates, as well as to improve land management and implement soil conservation measures.

Midwest soil is eroding at an alarming rate according to new, first-of-its-kind research. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts found that the rate of soil erosion in the Midwestern US is ...

The optimal way to reduce soil erosion is to use minimum tillage methods, which will reduce soil disturbance, Pires said. ... Photo taken June 20, 2024, in Fargo, North Dakota.