Soil Health Action Plan Released to Help Many Aspects of Ag

Soil health is the focus of a plan announced by the USDA, but it’s impacts could be felt in water quality, drought resistance, farm production, pollinator habitat and much more.

The private-public partnership for the Soil Health Action Plan represents something everyone can get behind according to Wayne Honeycutt of the Soil Health Institute.

“Soil health represents one of those rare win-win situations where what is good for the farm and the farmer and the rancher is also good for the environment. To achieve further advances in soil health, it really does require science-based information is provide to the farmers and ranchers.”

The plan came about after years of consultation.

Acting Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service Leonard Jordan said they have actively partnered with hundreds of producers to implement good soil health practices.

“We need to find ways to better leverage and better participate in the efforts that continually try to enhance the abilities of the soil.”

Jordan said NRCS offers a lot of programs that can help producers improve their soil health.