Iowa's Remarkable Soils The Story of Our Most Vital Resource and How We Can Save It |
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| Author:
| Woida, Kathleen |
| Series title: | Bur Oak Book Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60938-750-1 |
| Publication Date: | May 2021 |
| Publisher: | University of Iowa Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $25.00 |
Book Description:
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In language that is scientifically sound but accessible to the layperson, Kathleen Woida explains how Iowa's soils formed and have changed over centuries and millennia. Its soils are what make Iowa a premier agricultural state, both in terms of acres planted and bushels harvested. But in the last hundred years, large-scale intensive agriculture and urban development have severely degraded most of our soils. However, as Woida documents, some innovative Iowans are beginning to repair and...
More DescriptionIn language that is scientifically sound but accessible to the layperson, Kathleen Woida explains how Iowa's soils formed and have changed over centuries and millennia. Its soils are what make Iowa a premier agricultural state, both in terms of acres planted and bushels harvested. But in the last hundred years, large-scale intensive agriculture and urban development have severely degraded most of our soils. However, as Woida documents, some innovative Iowans are beginning to repair and regenerate their soils by treating them as the living ecosystem and vast carbon store that they are.