New York Soil Health for Healthy Food, Profitable Farms, and Protection of Natural Resources
Interest in soil health practices such as reducing tillage, planting cover crops, and using organic amendments has expanded greatly in recent years, yet barriers to adoption persist. Our project facilitates collaboration among the many on-going efforts across the state to implement research, outreach, and policy solutions to address these barriers to adoption.
Featured Video
No-Till and Cover Crops
Dave Magos discusses how he got started with no-till and cover cropping and how they work together on his dairy farm in northern New York.
Project Members
Meet the project coordinators and collaborators
Featured Resource
Overview of biochar, resources, and information targeted towards ag applications for NYS producers.
Policy Briefs
Browse policy briefs that provide evidence-based recommendations.
Videos
A selection of videos covering soil health principles, soil health economics, cover crops, and more.
NY Soil Health News
New York Soil Health Benchmarks in Focus for New Policy Brief and Webinar on March 6
New York Soil Health initiative releases “Soil Health Benchmarks for NY State Farms”—policy considerations, benchmarks, and a public comment period. Join the webinar on March 6, 2024, from noon-1 pm to delve deeper into the study and policy brief.
NYS agricultural assessment cultivates climate crisis solutions
Cornell researchers, Deborah Aller (with New York Soil Health) and Allison M. Chatrchyan, have spearheaded the agricultural chapter of New York State’s climate impacts assessment, released on February 2 by Governor Kathy Hochul.
Incentive programs doubled cover crop use by farmers
Incentive programs in four Northeastern states, including New York, led farmers to plant twice as many acres of cover crops, benefiting their farms and mitigating climate change. The study showed that these programs had a lasting impact, with farmers continuing cover crop practices even after payments stopped.
Soil Health News
- Soil Health News & Research Roundup 02/19/2022
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Videos: 2022 New York Soil Health Summit
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Healthy soils = resilience and increased profits
Healthy soils = plant disease suppression
Healthy soils = improved water infiltration
Healthy soils = protection from erosion
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