How all the land in the US is used
View an interactive created by Bloomberg that gives you a rough sense of how all the land in the US is used.
Finding a cover crop strategy – There is no one-size-fits-all approach
Tips on finding a cover crop strategy that works for the needs and goals of farmers.
Survey of Costs, Constraints, and Benefits of Soil Health in NY: Initial Report & Summary
This survey of farmers in New York state was conducted during the winter of 2017-18 by New York Soil Health, 182 responses were received from farmers representing 46 different NY counties and approximately 172,000 acres of cropland.
Washington, DC; Cornell University; and Extension Soil Health Experts Among Programs at 2018 Empire Farm Days’ Soil Health Center
Details on the Soil Health Seminars programming at the 2018 Empire Farm Days at Rodman Lott and Son Farms in Seneca Falls, NY.
Thank you for joining us at the Summit!
Thanks for coming everyone! We heard over and over from summit attendees and speakers about how much they enjoyed the mix of conference attendees spanning New York government policy leaders, non-profit leaders, federal agencies, researchers, farmers, and agricultural professions representing forty different organizations.
Northeast trends include more downpours, longer growing season and more heat waves
With changing weather patterns farmers need to prepare their soils to take up more water — and retain it during droughts.
New soil health indicator being studied at Cornell
The Cornell Comprehensive Assessment of Soil Health Team developed a new procedure to extract soil protein, which is an indicator of the potential pool of available organic nitrogen (N).
Author David Montgomery on repairing the soil
New York Soil Health Summit keynote speaker David Montgomery recently shared some observations on the role of the soil health movement in feeding the world sustainably.
New York Soil Health Summit on July 18
There are just a few days left to register for New York’s first Soil Health Summit to be held in Albany on July 18.
Basic tips for cover cropping
The Indiana Conservation Partnership has prepared some basic tips for first-time cover cropping.