soil health practices

New Tool Helps Farmers Make Conservation Decisions

By Natasha Parish posted on December 11, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: University of Wisconsin Extension

Using datasets from large numbers of farms, Dr. Jef Hadachek created a model that allows farmers to input their own costs to see how their bottom line would be affected if they implemented specific conservation practices.

Best Soil Health Practices Vary by Region

November 27, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: American Society of Agronomy

Farmers can use a variety of practices to keep their soils healthy. Some of these practices include not tilling the land, planting cover crops between growing seasons and rotating the type of crop grown on each field. Read more in this article from the American Society of Agronomy.

Soil Health Practices Have to Pay

May 25, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Rock Island Dispatch-Argus

Self-titled “soil health farmer” Chad Christianson is not unlike other farmers when he says soil health practices have to “pay their way.” He realizes that rent is high and taxes are not cheap. Read more in this article from the Rock Island Dispatch-Argus.

[Video] Making the Transition to No-Till

May 20, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Maddy Rabenhorst, Field Manager with the Soil Health Partnership, discusses the challenges and benefits of incorporating soil health practices in your operation, why growers should consider using no-till, the process for transitioning to no-till, and more.

9 Minnesota Farmers Used Soil Health Practices for 5+ Years: Here's How It Went

April 10, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Aberdeen News

Farmers and landowners can learn about the soil health journeys of Minnesota farmers in a new report, “Soil Health Case Studies 2020.” University of Minnesota research assistant Aidan Read visited farms and interviewed farmers in late 2019 to develop case study profiles of nine farms.

Soil Health Practices Help Minnesota Farmer

April 8, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: The Calendonia Argus (Houston County, MN)

As more and more farms find different ways to utilize their land, one Minnesota farm is using soil health practices to help them out. Connor McCormick, who farms just outside of Caledonia along with his dad Kevin, said their first time using a cover crop – cereal rye – turned out pretty good. Read more in this article from the Caledonia Argus (Houston County, MN).

Cover Crops, Other Soil Health Practices Can Help You Be Ready for Change

By Sarah Hill posted on March 17, 2020

Would you like to be less stressed? Have more fun? No, the answer is not buying a cheap plane ticket to a tropical destination. But a recent survey of South Dakota farmers and ranchers found that growers who use practices that improve soil health experienced less stress, were more satisfied with farming and are more optimistic about the future.

New American Farmland Trust-NRCS Case Studies Show Soil Health Practices Increase Farm Profitability

July 30, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health

Evidence of the economic benefits of healthy soil will help farmers embrace conservation on more land, sooner.

Soil Health Institute Releases Comprehensive Strategy for Soil Health

July 17, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Soil Health Institute

The Soil Health Institute released its comprehensive strategy for enhancing soil health at the 4th annual meeting of the Soil Health Institute in Sacramento, Calif.