Perennial grains and soil health
In this story by Tamar Haspel in the Washington Post we learn about ongoing efforts by The Land Institute to develop perennial grains.
New York Farm Bureau 2019 State Legislative Priorities
The New York Farm Bureau, a New York Soil Health project collaborator, released their 2019 state legislative priorities, which look to address important budget and economic needs of its farmer members who make up the diverse agricultural community in New York.
CO2 soil sequestration plan aims to relieve atmospheric warming
Momentum for action on soil organic carbon is growing.
American Farmland Trust in New York helping Long Island and Great Lakes farmers improve soil health
New York Soil Health project collaborator American Farmland Trust | New York is working with Long Island and Great Lakes farmers to support trying new practices to improve soil health while maintaining economic viability.
Have researchers found the answer to antibiotic resistance in a type of Irish soil?
Bacteria discovered in ancient Irish ‘healing’ soil is able to stop growth of MRSA and other superbugs.
2019 National Cooperative Soil Science Conference
2019 NCSS National Conference – Call for Oral and Poster Presentations The National Cooperative Soil Survey (NCSS) extends an open invitation for submission of abstracts for presentation at the 2019 National Cooperative Soil Survey Conference, “Charting...Urban Soils in the news
In December the Urban Soils Institute based in NYC held the 3rd annual Urban Soils Symposium, “Urban Soils & Remediation Restoration Rehabilitation Regeneration Resilience”.
Internship Opportunities: USDA-NRCS Pathways Program
The Urban Soils Institute has helpfully compiled a number of summer internships at soil survey offices throughout the United States. The application deadline is January 18, 2019.
New research on deep soil carbon
Recent research tested how decomposition changes with soil depth to help predict whether deep soil carbon would be vulnerable to climate-induced changes.
Five cover crop trends for 2019
Cover crop consultant Steve Groff shares five trends that he sees emerging in 2019.