Dr. Shefali Mehta Tapped as New Leader of Soil Health Partnership
‘Data is a powerful tool for bringing diverse groups together,’ new executive director says
Shefali Mehta had a fascination with plants from early in her childhood. From her time growing up in New England, through her education and work in agriculture in the U.S. and around the world, she followed her passion, launching a notable career as an agricultural and environmental economist.
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id you know that your soil’s health can make all the difference during times of water stress? Get #SoilSmart.… https://t.co/3yegX6HxEF 9/19/2018 7:20:01 PM
RT @fiockalex: 5 way mix interseeded coming along nicely for year 1 of a @SoilPartners trial. #SoilHealth #soilsmart https://t.co/OrTjCZIpXm 9/19/2018 2:43:32 PM
Learn more about the importance of #soil #biodiversity and the organisms that keep soil healthy from @ensiamedia https://t.co/CAqoVTkZjT 9/18/2018 1:20:38 PM
@ensiamedia Cool! 9/18/2018 1:03:08 PM
@AReuschel Looking good! 9/17/2018 2:47:42 PM
Want to reduce your nutrient loss next year? It may be time to look into an edge-of-field #bioreactor. Get… https://t.co/SevL81y0aG 9/17/2018 2:36:00 PM
@BryanBiegs Looking good! 9/15/2018 8:26:44 PM
Organic matter and earthworms. We hear these are good for soil, but why? #SoilSmart https://t.co/5EJVgfsrZg 9/15/2018 3:17:09 PM
RT @brownfield: Listen to @SoilPartners’ @jisermann53 discuss farming practices that improve both soil health and farmers’ bottom lines in… 9/14/2018 7:03:26 PM
Challenge yourself to improve your #soil. Try using #CoverCrops and see what benefits your farm can gain.… https://t.co/6qiYW4PJtu 9/14/2018 2:57:01 PM
RT @reneehulshof: It’s been #harvest18 in the bootheel of Mo for a few weeks now. 🌽 🌽 @SoilPartners Good Daddy-Daughter time in the combine… 9/14/2018 2:41:30 PM
#Harvest18 is underway and it’s time to show off those yields. Tag us in your shots from the combine for a chance t… https://t.co/ta5BPdpHFF 9/13/2018 9:33:01 PM
We are looking forward to your leadership, @shefalivm 9/13/2018 12:20:56 PM
@GCAS2018 @Nick_Goeser 9/13/2018 12:20:05 PM
RT @shefalivm: Appreciated the chance to discuss how different commodity groups, like @almonds, @CalifWines_US, and @NationalCorn, are scal… 9/13/2018 12:12:43 PM
Improve soil? Decrease expenses? See how the Knuths use #NoTill to better their farm profitability. #SoilSmart… https://t.co/CJSUS8hOTE 9/12/2018 11:31:01 PM
@BRNAgNews_Amie @brownfield @CCSI_IN Great story and podcast clip, @BRNAgNews_Amie! 9/12/2018 2:56:20 PM
@ilcorn Thanks for the reminder! 9/12/2018 2:55:30 PM
@MartinRowCrops Great news! Thanks for sharing - this is awesome. 9/12/2018 2:54:00 PM
@NationalCorn We are too! 9/12/2018 2:53:22 PM
Terry Bachtold of Strawn, Illinois, has been farming his entire life. He grew up with cattle and hogs along with an annual rotation of oats, soybeans, corn and hay.
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Steve and his family have a corn and soybean farm in southeast Iowa, alongside a 1500 pig finish operation. Steve’s father had a strong conservation ethic, and began implementing no-till on the land in the 1970s. It was a natural progression to begin putting in cereal rye.
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Brent Bible has practiced no-till farming and the use of cover crops for several years on some of his nearly 3,000 acre farm. But it has been a scattershot approach without measurable results. By joining the Soil Health Partnership, he takes a more disciplined approach, looking for a better understanding of soil health, improvement in his operation’s efficiencies and enhancement of his bottom line.
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