Be part of answering today’s biggest environmental questions with a soil science graduate degree from UW. UW’s soil science program is small enough to provide students with individual attention and ...

What is needed for plants to grow? How might you select which plants would be best to reforest a desert? How long do you think it might take to go from a desert to a forest? What positive and negative ...

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-five per cent of the food we eat is grown directly or indirectly from soil. Today, however, this essential natural resource is threatened by many forms of land degradation. According to the ...

Nitrogen pollution is a serious concern for the agriculture industry. Agricultural fertilizers contain nitrogen, an essential ...

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.

Unearth the world beneath our feet and soil's vital role in our food system. Explore soil's crucial role in our food system as Sheril uncovers the diversity of soil types, the microorganisms vital for ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—An agronomy student in Mississippi State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has been awarded the university’s W.B. Andrews Endowment for Soil Science graduate fellowship.