Nick Sirovatka with NRCS in Oregon tells growers what to look for and how to assess their soil health during the Magic Valley Soil Health Workshop in Kimberly, Idaho, on June 29. KIMBERLY, Idaho — ...

"Soil Health: How to…" is a video series from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and farmers.gov that features producers overcoming big obstacles in the Southwest through better soil health ...

The Nebraska Soil Health Coalition, in partnership with Bijesh Maharjan, associate professor in soil science and agronomy at ...

The Nebraska Soil Health School will be held on Sept. 4 at Fort Robinson State Park, located at Soldier Creek Road and U.S. Highway 20. Hosted by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and ...

Return on investment is a key factor in most financial decisions and a big selling point for Conservation Innovation Grants (CIGs). These partnership projects have checked the box on that risk versus ...

Conservation in agriculture has come a long way and it's still evolving as farmers rise to the challenge of being good stewards of the land.

One hundred years after the Dust Bowl blew away topsoil from nearly 200 million acres of American farmland, farmers and ranchers are slowly entering into a new relationship with the soils beneath ...

Meet the Prevo brothers, fifth-generation farmers managing their family’s century farm in Iowa. These soybean farmers are bucking the trend in conventional farming to invest in soil health— and ...

As water continues to be a scarce resource and concerns about food security grow, agricultural producers need to make sure they are maintaining healthy soil in order to maximize production of quality ...

Conservation practices and planning are essential to ensure productive fields and a healthy environment. Healthy soil will last for generations. Shorter term savings includes using no-till planting to ...

The Minnesota Soil Health Coalition has a mentor network ready to advise producers in trying some new practices on the farm. Mark Gutierrez, executive director of the Minnesota Soil Health Coalition, ...