Soil Health Partnership Information

The Soil Health Partnership is a farmer-led initiative whose mission is to support wide scale adoption of soil health practices in a way that creates economic and environmental benefits. The organization’s ultimate goal is to measure and communicate the economic and environmental benefits of different soil management practices, , science-based recommendations that farmers can use to improve the productivity and sustainability of their farms and communicate broadly about the role that farmers play in sustainable agriculture by undertaking the following activities: - On-farm engagement through a series of on-farm research trials and a field team that works closely with farmers through the Partner program (5-year, 8 strip research trial) or Associate Program (3-year, split field) to identify ways to optimally implement various soil health practices - Utilize knowledge, data and science from the on-farm trials, our experiences and through our partners to disseminate to SHP farmers and beyond on soil health practices, economics and the overall field of soil science - Engagement and communicate with several audiences starting with farmers