Happy New Year! Our 2017-18 NYSH Activities
Here are some highlights from our first year…
Empire State Producers Expo
The Empire State Producers Expo is coming up January 15 – 17, at the SRC Arena in Syracuse, NY.
Johannes Lehmann speaking at COP24
At COP24 there are a number of discussions taking place on nature-based solutions for land, soil and water management.
Soil Health News Round-up! In case you missed these…
Recent soil health headlines you may have missed.
Soil Health Institute Releases Living Soil Lesson Plans for High School, College
The Soil Health Institute (SHI) has released high school and college lesson plans, designed to be used with Living Soil, a 60-minute documentary that captures the history – and significance – of the soil health movement.
Recent Research from Cornell NYSH Collaborators
Take a look at recent research from the New York Soil Health community.
UN Climate Change Conference (COP24)
At COP24 there are a number of discussions taking place on nature-based solutions for land, soil and water management.
Video Clip from the NYS Assembly Standing Committee on Agriculture Hearing on the State Budget for Agriculture
Didi Barrett, member of the Committee on Agriculture, and Richard Ball, Commissioner of New York State Department of Agriculture, discussing soil health.
Winter offers wealth of opportunity to add health to your farm’s soil
“Oftentimes, the opportunity to add both diversity and living roots feeding the soil occurs during the fall and winter when cash crops are in the bin.”
Unearthing evidence: Researchers examine processes that support soil health
Scientists are working on solving the mystery of why some carbon remains in the soil for millennia, but some decomposes quickly and escapes into the atmosphere.