April_2020 - Digging In

Tuesday, 05 May, 2020

Podcast: Taking a comprehensive approach to soil health

John Mesko, host of The People of Soil Health Podcast and Senior Director of SHP, spoke with Dr. LaKisha Odom who is the Scientific Program Director for the Foundation for Food and Agriculture

Thursday, 23 April, 2020

The Importance of Cover Crop Planting

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

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. Elias received her master’s degree in soil science,

Monday, 20 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

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

Thursday, 09 April, 2020

Soil health is not formulaic: Soil Health Indicators webinar explains more

Every farmer wants their soil to be healthy; many probably already believe that it is. But how can you know for sure? Anna Teeter, Soil Health Partnership Minnesota Field Manager, walks us through

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