soil erosion

Raking up garden rubbish with a lawn rake. (iStock-#182381293 │ Petegar)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Fall tips for healthier gardens in spring

Cleaning up the garden for winter can help control pests and disease, but leaving some plant material behind can benefit soil and wildlife. Read More

A cow utilizes the Dorale family's new livestock watering system on their rented pasture near Charter Oak, Iowa. (Jason Johnson - Iowa NRCS)
Iowa, Midwestern Region, Tools and Tech, Water

New livestock watering system provides many benefits to producer, cattle

Ag News, Editors, General, Hay Range Pasture, Kylene Scott, Livestock

Southern Plains drought webinar discusses weather, agriculture 

A farmer pours soybean seed into his planter prior to no-till planting into cereal rye. (Photo courtesy of Jason Johnson/Iowa NRCS)

Cover crop fact sheets explain options available to Iowa farmers

Oklahoma cotton growers prove conservation and ingenuity are the keys to success 

The effect of crop residue removal on soil and water quality

  • By By Leslie Johnson and Mitiku Mamo, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

ARS doubles down on soil erosion understanding, modeling