Posts Tagged: soil
SoilWeb reveals what's hidden underneath the ground's surface
Beneath your home, below lawns, under asphalt streets, farms and natural areas there is a complex blend of minerals and organic matter that varies widely in texture, color and structure. Producing food, maintaining landscapes and building structures all...

The Magic Kingdom on SoilWeb (http://ucanr.edu/soilweb).
Russell Ranch digs deep
Approximately every ten years, the research team at the Russell Ranch Sustainable Agriculture Facility at UC Davis gets the chance to dig deep into their research material to help answer questions about the long-term sustainability of agricultural...

Taking a soil sample at UC Davis' Russell Ranch.
Understanding soil erosion in irrigated agriculture
Soil erosion threatens our ability to feed ourselves in the future. Current concerns regarding soil erosion include economic vitality, environmental quality and human health. How can losing a little soil to erosion be such a concern? Soil formation is a...
Want to report SOD? We’ve got an app for that!
When the great outdoors is your research laboratory, gathering data can be a challenge. To get a broader perspective on the extent of damage caused by sudden oak death, a UC Berkeley Cooperative Extension geographer is using crowd sourcing to enhance her...