Agricultural soil science

Mark Moran from member station WOI reports on a farming technique that helps prevent erosion and is also cost-effective. Many farmers in Iowa are switching to no-till farming, which helps reduce erosion and costs less in labor and equipment. Others are developing alternative techniques which they say are even more efficient.

Cover crops return fertility to the soil and keep it in place, but trouble arises when birds decide to nest there.

Instead of kicking back during the winter, many farmers are now keeping busy  ? at the computer. They’re using global positioning systems to do what’s called “precision agriculture,” which uses satellite coordinates to help map their fields. As Minnesota Public Radio’s Jeff Horwich reports, the use of this technology is helping to make planting crops […]

Instead of kicking back during the winter, many farmers are now keeping busy ?at the computer. They’re using global positioning systems to do what’s called “precision agriculture,” which uses satellite coordinates to help map their fields. As Minnesota Public Radio’s Jeff Horwich reports the use of this technology is helping to make planting crops a precise […]

We’re looking for the largest river in Tanzania in today’s Geo Quiz. The answer is the Rufiji River.
We’ll stay in Tanzania for the Global Hit, but it’s a group based far from the river. They’re called the Pommern Village Choir, and they sing about their need for fresh water in their town.