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Researchers have developed a new, easier way to find the answer to the question, "How much carbon is stored in soil?"

ARS researchers have developed a unique mobile system that assesses and maps out soil carbon to a depth of 30 centimeters (the plow layer) – all in real time.

Intercropping perennial herbaceous crops with trees successfully increased organic soil carbon levels.

An ARS research team along with the Southwest Climate Hub in Las Cruces, NM, developed a resource called The Water Adaptation Techniques Atlas.

Scientists investigated practices that might help smallholder farmers increase sustainability of their lands and adapt to a changing climate.

Often viewed as pests, grasshoppers may have a larger environmental role to play.

Planting cover crops and not tilling the soil improves the soil’s carbon balance with minimal impact on the water balance.

ARS helped the National Aeronautics and Space Administration with the launch of SMAP , a new satellite measuring the amount of water in top soil layers around the world.