While soil erosion is a natural process, there are methods to reduce the impacts caused by the erosion.

But did you ever consider conserving soil? Perhaps you haven't, but soil erosion—the wearing away of soil by water, wind and other natural forces—can be a major ecological problem.

However, farmers ought to understand that wind and running water don’t act alone to cause soil erosion. Some activities by the farmers themselves facilitate soil erosion.

A new model that estimates soil losses from wind erosion is showing losses of 14 to 28 tons per acre per year in some areas.

Agriculture Wind erosion caused a $10 billion loss in agricultural productivity in 2017 due to lost mass, moisture and nutrients in soil.

Findings indicate that biochar and cyanobacteria crusts strengthen soil against wind erosion, promoting sustainability in arid environments.

Nuclear techniques can help experts better understand the causes and the mechanisms of soil erosion, identify erosion hotspots and assess the impact of various land management practices on erosion ...

Cycles of freezing and thawing combined with dry conditions and extreme wind is putting soil in parts of southern Alberta at risk of erosion.

The high tide and onshore wind that caused the problem isn’t unusual but the ferocity of the damage from both has been increasing, Carroll said Monday. A revetment to guard against erosion has ...