For the better part of three years, conservation groups across America have been watching the Farm Bill situation with the ...

On May 16, a rare dust storm pushed across northern Illinois, northern Indiana and the Chicago metropolitan area. Pictured here is the storm approaching Bloomington, Illinois. Soil and Water ...

Sustainable crop production in a warming climate requires land management strategies that support plant-soil-microbe interactions to optimize nitrogen (N) availability. Here, we investigate the ...

New research from the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering into biodegradable sensors may change the way farmers track, measure, and respond in real time to their soil's microbial ...

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Freezing of funds, revamping of programs and cuts to staffing that have come with the new Trump administration transition continue to bring questions in the farm community and those who serve them.

Louisville's new budget spared the Soil and Water Conservation District, but left in place the mayor's severe cuts to local ...

INDIANAPOLIS— The Indiana Conservation Partnership (ICP) recently announced the results of the conservation transect survey, ...

DETROIT LAKES — One of the many bends of the Otter Tail River carves through the grasses of Blue Line Farm, where 700 acres have supported nearly six generations of cattle farmers. Thousands of feet ...