The Cover Crop Planting Report shows that farmers are using diverse strategies to plant cover crops to accomplish their soil health goals.
The Soil Health Partnership testified at a House Ag, Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry hearing in support of investment in soil health practices.
The Soil Health Partnership announced it is accepting proposals for partnerships and collaboration in 2019. SHP encourages any organization to submit ideas.
The Seeds of Change Awards highlight those participants in the Soil Health Partnership who go above and beyond to promote soil health throughout the year.
Just in time for World Soil Day on December 5, the Soil Health Partnership announced it is expanding to give more farmers access to the soil health network.
The Soil Health Partnership has a new executive director whose had a fascination with plants from early in her childhood. From her time growing up in New England, through her education and work in agriculture in the U.S. and around the world, Shefali Mehta has followed her passion, launching a notable career as an agricultural […]
The Soil Health Institute (SHI) is narrowing down the field of soil health indicators to use to measure whether soil is healthy or not. According to Dr. Steven Shafer, Chief Scientific Officer of SHI, the lack of widely-applicable measurements and methods for assessing soil health are significant barriers to adopting soil health practices and systems. […]
The seeds of good data have been planted—and the Soil Health Partnership is eager to harvest early results. The organization’s team is currently preparing for another round of robust soil sampling, a critical part of identifying, testing and measuring farm management practices that improve sustainability through soil health. An initiative of the National Corn Growers […]
Fourth generation farmer Trey Hill can’t wait to get lawmakers from D.C. to jump in the soil pit with him. “I think it will be fun and I think we have a lot to offer as agriculturists, as farmers,” Hill said. “I think having the farmer actually be the voice, being transparent, opening up his […]
Innovators. Educators. Communicators. Those words easily describe the four recipients of the newly inaugurated “Seeds of Change Awards” at the 2018 Soil Health Partnership Summit, Jan. 18-19 in Chicago. These awards were developed to highlight those members of the Soil Health Partnership who go above and beyond to advocate for the partnership and for soil […]