This important question was recently posed by farmer Barclay Daranyi to a group of sixth through eighth grade Nucla agriculture students and residents from across San Miguel and Montrose counties.

Regulatory frameworks are another major force accelerating change in the herbicides sector. Policies like the European Green ...

The wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles in January incinerated more than 16,000 structures and unleashed tons of toxic material into the air, water and soil. Many Pacific Palisades and Altadena ...

Vedet Coleman-Robinson, the president and chief executive of the Association of African American Museums, said that the Trump administration’s attacks on diversity “feel like the rug was ...

Increasing crop diversity also provides varied habitats where the predators can shelter. When their habitat needs are met, they are more likely to remain near the crops that pests are targeting.

Officials said it will take several weeks and about 6,000 cubic yards of soil to build the foundation for the 1-acre wildlife habitat being created over 10 lanes of the 101 freeway in Agoura Hills.

A new study warns that global declines in soil moisture in the 21st century could mark a “permanent” shift in the world’s water cycle. Combining data from satellites, sea level measurements and ...

In Altadena and the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of L.A., reconstruction has begun despite the fact that the soil on affected properties has not been tested for toxic substances. The Federal ...

The University of California system has ended its use of mandatory diversity statements in faculty hiring, repudiating a controversial practice that it had pioneered and long championed. It’s hard to ...

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A team of researchers led by Luiz Domeignoz-Horta from the University of Zurich has uncovered new insights into how increasing plant diversity in agriculture can significantly improve soil carbon ...

Worms are some of the key helpers of the soil. Learn about the basics of healthy soil growth, and how to add nutrients to soil to promote healthy microorganisms, bacteria, and fungi growth while ...