soil erosion

The farmland scourge of soil erosion, once on the decline, is again a threat, scientists and environmentalists say.

Millions of acres of farmland are being released from a federal conservation program and could soon be tilled.

That's raising concerns about loss of wildlife habitat, soil erosion and water quality.

(American Society of Agronomy) A new study that examines whether reliable prediction models could be created to identify eroded waterways from digital terrain information, in order to help farmers and conservation professionals do a better job of designing and locating grassed waterways to reduce soil erosion.