Soil holds the secret to mitigating climate change
New research suggests that crop yields and the global food supply chain can be preserved by harnessing the critical, and often overlooked, partner in food supply — soil.
Reduced Tillage Field Day Handbook Now Avalaible
A handbook for improving soil health in both organic and conventional vegetable, row crop, and small grain systems is now available at no charge from Cornell Cooperative Extension and partners that made possible a popular field day event that served as the basis for the handbook development.
Soil Health Efforts Showcased at Empire Farm Days
Soil health experts from across the state of New York traveled to Empire Farm Days in Seneca Falls, NY, to deliver three days of talks and demonstrations.
Healthy Soils Recommendations – report from California Climate & Agriculture Network
This month the California Climate & Agriculture Network (CalCan) has issued a report, Climate Threats, Abundant Solutions: Climate Change and Agriculture Recommendations to the New California Governor.
Improving soil quality can slow global warming
New study shows the potential of better land management practices to sequester enough carbon to lower global temperatures.
New York’s farmers face extreme weather and mounting tariffs
In a recent report by the New York times, drought, flash floods, the trade war and tightening immigration policy have combined to cause an economic crisis for New York farmers.
Five Questions Non-Operator Landowners Should Ask Their Farmers about Soil Health
More than half of all cropland in the United States is rented. How can non-operator landowners and tenant farmers work together to build soil that’s healthy, resilient, and productive?
Soil Health News Roundup – In case you missed these!
Recent soil health headlines you may have missed.
Researcher connects soil health to human health
New research looks at soil health’s effect on the socio-economic, nutritional and qualitative dimensions of food and agriculture in developing nations.
How bacteria living on wheat roots affect both the plant and the soil in dryland conditions
Scientists have discovered how bacteria living on wheat roots affect both the plant and the soil in dryland conditions, with the potential to improve agriculture.