David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

Sustainable inputs and conservation practices improve soil health. (Natural Resources Conservation Service photo) Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment of a five-part series, “Getting Grounded ...

Ninety years ago this month, in the depths of the Great Depression, Congress created a new agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture to safeguard rural prosperity for future generations: The ...

Voters will choose 2 supervisors for Buncombe County Soil and Water Conservation District in November. Here's what they do ...

Soil and water conservationists work to discover, develop, implement, and constantly improve ways to use land that sustains its productive capacity, and enhances the environment at the same time.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service lost nearly a quarter of its staff nationwide in 2025. Many were local experts that help farmers with soil and water conservation efforts.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Researchers are discovering that listening to the soil can be a way to understand biodiversity belowground without having to overturn every bit of ...

An initiative is underway to improve the free Assessment Protocol and Evaluation (SHAPE) online tool and make it more user-friendly. The SHAPE team is working with farmers and landowners to collect ...

Conservation agriculture has been promoted across sub-Saharan Africa as a way to rebuild degraded soils, boost yields, and ...