Seven of the top 10 most-used predictive technologies-simulation models used for reducing the loss of soil to erosion have been developed by scientists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service. That’s according to a recently published study conducted by 67 soil-erosion scientists from 25 countries.
Soil-loss prediction models ranked
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Soil erosion by water is estimated to annually cost the global gross-domestic product about $8 billion. Erosion has been estimated to reduce global agri-food production by 33.7 million tons with accompanying increases in world agri-food prices of as much as 3.5 percent, according to a 2019 study.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service's Range Land Hydrology Models predict runoff and erosion rates on rangelands.Â
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