Digging In

Thursday, 23 April, 2020

The Importance of Cover Crop Planning

Cover crops have  proven to show many benefits, but as farmers begin to implement them into their operations, it can be a big shift in methodology. When moving forward with this new experience, it’s becoming increasingly critical for farmers to give their cover crops as much attention as they would a cash crop. 

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Tuesday, 21 April, 2020

Podcast: Pipa Elias and allies in conservation

The People of Soil Health Podcast host John Mesko spoke with Pipa Elias, the Director of Agriculture in North America for The Nature Conservancy. 

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Thursday, 16 April, 2020

Carbon Insetting Framework: a tool for economic incentives

At Commodity Classic, Soil Health Partnership Senior Director John Mesko introduced the new Carbon Insetting Framework that will help farmers verify and validate carbon that has been put into the ground and utilize the economic benefits that come with taking advantage of climate smart practices. This project is in conjunction with Bayer, Climate Smart Group, DNDC-ART, Applied GeoSolutions, EFC Systems, CropGrowers, and funded by National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG). 

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Tuesday, 07 April, 2020

Podcast: Dr. Maria Bowman and the profitability of cover crops

In the first episode of The People of Soil Health podcast, we sat down with Dr. Maria Bowman, the Lead Scientist at the Soil Health Partnership, to discuss her findings as she analyzes the data gathered on cover crops.

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Thursday, 02 April, 2020

SHP and TFI publish Nutrient Management profiles

In partnership with The Fertilizer Institute (TFI), SHP published two profiles discussing SHP farmers who are implementing soil health management practices and the changes in their nutrient management strategy. 

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