A major review of agricultural practices has concluded that while intensive techniques such as ploughing, fertiliser use and irrigation boost crop yields in the short term, their regular longer-term ...

The less intensively you manage the soil, the better the soil can function. Such as not plowing as often or using more grass-clover mixtures as cover crops. Surprisingly, it applies to both ...

Ploughing and tilling on hilly slopes is causing farm soils to thin and threatens future crop yields, a new study finds. Scientists behind the study argue that unless farmers stop tilling hill slopes, ...