An estimated 90% of South Africa’s rangelands are degraded.  In many of our communally managed rangelands, poor land and ...

According to a new study, almost 36 billion tons of soil is lost every year due to water, and deforestation and other changes in land use make the problem worse. The study also offers ideas on how ...

We also support small-scale farmers across South Africa through our Nutriology model, which includes soil testing via our Chemtech laboratory, tailored fertiliser solutions, and crop-specific nutrient ...

USUALLY the soil is regarded as something particularly stable, but this stability is almost wholly due to its normal covering of vegetation. There is always a danger that if the cover of ...

Researchers argue that 300GW of solar energy could be produced at Mpumalanga’s old mines and those closing in the next decade ...

THE attention which has recently been given to the widespread and serious nature of soil erosion in the African continent has perhaps insufficiently emphasized two aspects of the problem. One is ...

Experts say soil acidity causes land degradation by decreasing the availability of plant and essential nutrients, making soil more vulnerable to structure decline and erosion. The program coordinator ...

The world's growing population is putting pressure on its arable land, and scientists warn 90 per cent of all soil could be degraded by 2050 unless urgent action is taken.

Midwest soil is eroding at an alarming rate according to new, first-of-its-kind research. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts found that the rate of soil erosion in the Midwestern US is ...

Riverbank erosion spurs lane closure in south Fargo Erosion has caused a portion of the riverbank to fail, which subsequently caused damage to the existing University Drive South floodwall.

Farmers in Africa are blaming chemical fertilizers for increasingly acidic soils that have led to production decline.

Experts say soil acidity causes land degradation by decreasing the availability of plant and essential nutrients, making soil more vulnerable to structure decline and erosion.