Soil health
(Courtesy of No Till Farmer Magazine)
Northwestern University
Employing no-till practices, farmers in the Midwestern United States and Europe are finding profit and efficiency by opting to let the soil in their farms remain undisturbed prior to planting.
An aerial view of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe’s crop fields in Towaoc, Colo on Sept. 23, 2022. (Matthew Ross)
Planet Forward Correspondent | Colorado State University, Center for Science Communication
In this photoessay, explore the geography of Colorado's agricultural water needs through the stories of two men living in opposite corners of the state, but whose experiences surrounding the need for irrigated water are incredibly similar.
Maze-goers walk through the entrance of the At’l Do Farms maze made up of seven different crops designed to reduce the amount of water required to grow in a drought-stricken West Texas landscape. (Katie Perkins)
Planet Forward Correspondent | Texas Tech University
How one West Texas family created a sustainable and drought-tolerant crop maze to save a beloved fall tradition from drying out.
The garden of the Spring Valley Student Farm, a one-acre vegetable garden owned by UConn dining services and run by UConn students in Mansfield, Conn., on Sept. 28, 2022. (Jet Windhorst/University of Connecticut)
University of Connecticut
The weather changes in the past few seasons have had detrimental effects on the health of Connecticut soil. Find out how these farmers are adapting.