by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n
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NASA is one of the most well-known American symbols. But the sunny fields of the Midwest<\/strong> are no less iconic. Not surprising, then, for a technological superpower which is also a large agricultural country with no shortage of resources, that a close alliance between technology and nature is currently taking place. The goal? Ambitious, of course: protecting soil from its enemies<\/a>.<\/p>\n The farmlands of the Corn Belt<\/strong>, in the heart of the midwestern U.S. “should be viewed as a national treasure!, Laura Gentry<\/strong>, a University of Illinois professor, director of water quality research at the Illinois Corn Growers Association and a partner in the NASA Harvest program, recently explained<\/a>. \u201cIf we aren\u2019t doing a good job of protecting them, people all over this country will feel it.\u201d And so, as erosion advances<\/strong> and soil protection becomes even more urgent, help comes from the sky. Where satellites from the U.S. space agency<\/strong> collect useful data to guide farmers in choosing the best regeneration practices<\/strong>.<\/p>\n