May_2019 - Digging In

Thursday, 30 May, 2019

SHP’s network expands into South Dakota

“Think Globally, Act Locally” is a mantra we use for agriculture. Few things exemplify this mantra like the Soil Health Partnership’s relationships with individual states and their associations.

Thursday, 30 May, 2019

Planting Positive Vibes this Spring

Throughout the whole corn belt, there has been one thing in common this planting season – rain. Here in Northeast Indiana, it has caused some major headaches and issues. Currently, as of May 21st, our

Monday, 20 May, 2019

Who's That?

This summer the Soil Health Partnership welcomes two interns to the staff, Margaret Lindsay and Emily Keiser. They will be focusing their time with the SHP team for the summer as well as taking part

Thursday, 16 May, 2019

Grazing during a wet Spring

Planting annuals in between cash cropping systems can be a great way to produce extra forage and extend the grazing season. And one of the simplest techniques to do this across the Midwest is to plant

Thursday, 09 May, 2019

Out in the Field: Soil Sampling

The season of soil sampling has begun at SHP! The daffodils have bloomed, the robins are chirping, and soon ATVs with a soil prob, iPad, and many tiny bags will be taking to the field. Spring has

Wednesday, 08 May, 2019

Rose joins SHP as Program Specialist

The Soil Health Partnership announced that Tracy Rose was select to serve as the SHP Program Specialist.In this role, Tracy will support the SHP team, especially the National team, on scheduling,

Thursday, 02 May, 2019

No time to till? Why not no-till?

For many of you in the Midwest, 2018 brought some challenges. Lots of rain, lots of snow and lots of moisture that made harvest and any sort of fieldwork difficult. Many of the farmers we talked to