Black soil covering white snow in ditches during the winter and clouds of dirt swirling across fields, farms and roads are stark evidence that erosion is a major threat to soil health. Despite a “Wake ...

Understanding the types of wind erosion and their effects can help farmers take steps to prevent it from happening.

That’s where soil health comes in. Soil is not just “dirt.” It’s a living ecosystem teeming with nutrients, organic matter ...

Most home gardeners reach for a bag of synthetic fertilizer when their vegetables underperform, not realizing that certain ...

Jo Handelsman, Obama’s former science advisor, explains why more farms are experiencing erosion, and how it reduces crop yields. The following is an excerpt from A World Without Soil: The Past, ...

Over 45 billion tons of soil are lost to erosion every year. Farmers and agricultural authorities in several countries have succeeded in slowing down erosion with the help of nuclear techniques. Here ...

Ann Bailey discusses the problem of soil erosion and why farmers should consider ways to stop erosion now instead of being forced to do it by people without farming backgrounds. Buried machinery in a ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Farmer El Haj Abdeslam and his three helpers spent years ...