SEMO agriculture professor Michael Aide’s latest research explains how pH, structure and erosion define soil health and why ...

URBANA, Ill. – Ask a farmer, a scientist, and a conservation professional to define soil health, and you might come up with three rather different answers. That mismatch may be at the root of ...

Soil health is a key driver of agricultural productivity and environmental resilience. In the early 1990s, soil health was defined as “the capacity of soil to function as a vital living system, within ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...