Upcoming Soil Health Events
These are upcoming soil health events of interest taking place in New York State and nationally.
Soil in the news
Science behind soil aggregates | The benefits and economics of cover crops | Weather and soil crucial to making great whisky | New Evidence Shows Fertile Soil Gone From Midwestern Farms | Secretary Vilsack outlines priorities to media in first call back at USDA
Integrated biochar research: A roadmap
How can biochar mitigate climate change & improve soil health and land productivity? Researchers explore benefits and propose a path forward for this technology.
Soil Health News and Research Roundup
Using Soil to Make Art | Assessing Soil Health – A Series | Carbon-chomping soil bacteria | SoiLEX, a global database on national soil legislation | Soil degradation costs U.S. corn farmers a half-billion dollars every year | No-till practices in vulnerable areas significantly reduce soil erosion
Presentation by Kirsten Kurtz – Soil Health: A holistic approach to managing soil for resilience
Kirsten Kurtz, manager of the Cornell Soil Health Lab, discusses the Comprehensive Assessment of Soil Health (CASH) test and covers general soil health management concepts.
New “Soils Revealed” platform puts soil carbon modelling at your fingertips
Soils Revealed is an interactive map that helps policymakers, NGOs, researchers, and land managers visualize ongoing carbon losses from our soil as well as the powerful potential to reverse that trend.