I grew up on a farm in Oregon. I researched and worked on forest ecology, which ultimately led me back to farming. For the last 18 years, I have practiced and explored farming with an ecological lens.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Soil type affects how it retains water and nutrients.Photograph: iStock/Getty Images (Photograph: iStock/Getty Images) I often ...

FILE- In this April 27, 2005, file photo, Joe Parsons, chef at Columbia Empire Farms in Sherwood, Ore., holds out hazelnuts at the farm. Rick Bowmer / AP Ecologists at the University of Oregon have ...

Volcanoes, floods, supernova and fungi: the epic origin of Oregon's world class soils. Oregon's iconic crops, like hops, berries, wine grapes owe their success to the state's diverse and rich soils.

Cassandra Profita / OPB Rancher Jeanne Carver threw her leg over a fence lining her property in Central Oregon. “Let me go first,” she said. “It’s snake season.” Watching for rattlesnakes, she led the ...

Soil is the foundation of life on Earth and holds huge importance for agriculture. In addition to this, every other sector, like construction, also relies on different soil types to function ...