On Nooitgedacht farm near Kenhardt in the Northern Cape, drought isn’t a crisis – it’s a way of life. But by improving soil health, Charl Saunderson has managed to make his land more resilient and ...

Lawncare professionals highlight four signs of winter lawn damage that are best fixed earlier in the year, and advise on the best ways to fix the problems ...

China accelerates desert restoration: 3.5 billion-year-old microbes stabilize sand and protect ecosystems in months.

Soil compaction can bring with it serious consequences when trying to grow anything green. In fact, it can be almost impossible ...

If water can't leave the roofline, it will find its way into your foundation through saturated soil and persistent pooling. Clogged gutters that overflow consistently create the single most common ...

Introduction: Mechanical compaction limits crop production potential by disrupting soil structure and inhibiting root growth. To achieve precise and sustainable agricultural management, it is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Forests should not be seen as a “silver bullet” against climate change as deep soils there may be less effective at storing carbon ...

Forests should not be seen as a “silver bullet” against climate change as deep soils there may be less effective at storing carbon in the long term than previously thought, new research suggests.

Abstract: Accurate estimation of soil organic carbon (SOC) is critical for assessing soil health and guiding sustainable land management. Hyperspectral sensing has emerged as an approach for SOC ...

Revegetation has been proposed as one of the effective methods for enhancing carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) sequestration. However, the magnitude and direction of soil C and N changes following ...