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There is much more carbon stored in Earth’s soil than in its atmosphere.

When tar spot popped out of nowhere in 2015, Midwestern corn growers were left scrambling to manage the outbreak.

Forage producers are dealing with the ripple effects of dry conditions, sporadic cold temperatures and below-average cool-season production as hay supplies tighten for cattle operations, according to Texas A&M AgriLife

The amount of organic carbon in our soil is impacted by human activity. To accurately identify the amount of organic carbon in the soil, researchers have developed a new estimation strategy.

The amount of organic carbon in our soil is impacted by human activity. To accurately identify the amount of organic carbon in the soil, researchers have developed a new estimation strategy.

In backyards and community gardens across Chicago, growers tend fruit and vegetable crops as diverse as the city they live in. Most have one thing in common -- lead lurking in the soil.

URBANA Crouched between rows of tomatoes and peppers tucked inside a high tunnel, researchers pluck insects off plants in the name of science. Because

Just how much carbon is in the soil?

AZoCleantech spoke to Dr. Laura Christianson P.E. about current water quality conservation practices and how they may not go far enough in providing environmental benefits. Christianson goes into detail about her unique study in this interview.

Researchers have shown that new machine-learning methods based on laboratory soil hyperspectral data could supply equally accurate estimates of soil organic carbon as classical methods.