Agriculture, long a dominant industry in Tennessee, remains one in the 21st century, contributing about $89 billion to the state's economy annually. Soybeans, cotton and tobacco rank among top ...

Republican Sen. Travis Hutson of Palm Coast wants to bring the focus of the state’s soil and water conservation districts back to agriculture, which would bring them back in line with their original ...

Water shortage is a pressing global challenge exacerbated by agricultural practices prioritizing crop production over conservation. While essential for food security, water-intensive farming methods ...

Ethiopia’s conventional agricultural systems are under pressure from multiple challenges, including food insecurity, unsustainable farming methods, and 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 ...

This week marked the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, highlighting the importance of accelerating progress to restore 1.5 billion hectares of degraded land around the world. The IAEA ...

Evapotranspiration (ET) which is the process by which water is directly loss from soil evaporation (E) and transpiration (T) from the surfaces of plants, is a major component of water use in ...

Karen Heriot tended chickens for years. She said that made her eligible to serve on her local soil and water conservation district. But when code enforcers forced the chickens’ removal, she found a ...