Soil Health Tech Notes from NRCS: Practical Guidance for Every Landscape
Explore 10 new Soil Health Technical Notes from NRCS offering practical insights for improving soils across croplands, rangelands, forests, and urban farms.
New Reducing Tillage Videos
Curious about no-till on challenging ground or how to modify your planter for cover crops? Check out two new videos featuring real-world solutions from Hudson Valley farmers— (with English and Spanish subtitles).
Unadilla Community Farm Recognized as Soil Health Champion
New York Soil Health (NYSH) proudly acknowledges Unadilla Community Farm’s outstanding commitment to soil health and sustainable farming practices.
Now Available: 2025 Organic Field Crops Conference Recordings
Watch recorded sessions from the 2025 Cornell Organic Field Crops Conference featuring expert talks and farmer insights on soil health, organic no-till, weed management, and more.
Digging Into Apple Orchard Soils: What Cornell Researchers Are Learning
Deborah Aller, Cornell University senior extension associate and New York Soil Health co-coordinator, has spent the past four years with fellow researchers surveying and sampling orchard soils across New York to better understand regional variability and guide future soil health practices.
New Policy Brief Explores Risks and Potential of Biosolids Use in Agriculture
The New York Soil Health Program has released a new policy brief examining the complex topic of biosolids—the solid byproduct of municipal wastewater treatment—and what their use means for soil health, sustainability, and public safety.
Cornell Field Crops Hosts First Organic Field Crops Conference in Geneva, New York
Cornell Field Crops and New York Soil Health invite you to the inaugural Cornell Organic Field Crops Conference on February 6, 2025, at Jordan Hall on the Cornell AgriTech Campus in Geneva, NY.
National Biochar Survey
American Farmland Trust, in partnership with the U.S. Biochar Initiative, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, is conducting the first-ever national biochar survey.
Recent Publications and Articles
Explore the latest research and case studies on soil health, from corn silage performance to vineyard cover cropping and agronomic impacts.
USDA Seeks Public Input on Climate-Smart Conservation Practice Standards
USDA is seeking public input by December 23, 2024, on how to improve conservation practice standards to maximize climate change mitigation and adaptation benefits, as supported by peer-reviewed scientific literature.