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Farmers for Soil Health is sponsored by Soy Checkoff, Pork Checkoff, National Corn Growers Association (in partnership with state commodity groups and conservation organizations), funded through a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Fund. This initiative assists farmers with the start-up costs of cover crops with financial assistance.
It is a collaborative effort designed by farmers for farmers to enhance soil health and profitability.
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Homepage - Farmers for Soil Health Enhance Soil Health in Your Fields The Grow Down on Soil Health Check out our podcast, The Grow Down on Soil Health , where we dive deep into sustainable farming practices designed to enhance both your land and your bottom line.
Hear industry experts from all walks of agricultural life, such as regenerative agriculture veterans, agronomists and soil health researchers, as they share soil health management techniques they’ve learned along the way.
Uncover Earnings With Cover Crops Farmers for Soil Health is a 20-state program created by farmers for farmers and is committed to enhancing soil health practices, like planting cover crops, to improve the environment and profitability of farmers. The program provides financial incentives and local research-based technical support to help farmers with field transitions.
The mission of Farmers for Soil Health is to increase farmer adoption of soil health improvement practices by providing educational aids, outreach materials, and financial resources for the state commodity groups and other partners.
Our vision is to inspire farmers to adopt soil health improvement practices, such as planting cover crops, through outreach, education, incentive payments, and word-of-mouth, increasing the number of cover crop acres to 30 million U.S. acres by 2030. As farmers, we are committed to being good stewards of the land.
The following 20 states are eligible to participate in the Farmers for Soil Health AMP Partnership: Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.
Our primary objective is to equip farmers with the necessary tools, resources and support to assist them in implementing and maintaining soil health improvement practices in their operations. Farmers for Soil Health offers financial assistance of $35 per acre, per year, for planting cover crops on up to 2,000 acres. Contracts can be renewed annually for the duration of the Farmers for Soil Health program.
Dedicated and knowledgeable technical advisors guide enrolled farmers through every step of program registration, cover crop implementation, and verification. Data is an integral part of measuring success. Farmers for Soil Health monitors progress through: Implementation of a GIS mapping system and farmer audits to track traceable metrics.
Assessment of cover crop acreage using data from the NASS Census of Agriculture. Evaluation of soil loss utilizing information from the National Resources Inventory. The Soy Checkoff, Pork Checkoff and National Corn Growers Association lead Farmers for Soil Health.
This program is made possible with special support from: The Sustainability Consortium The National Association of Conservation Districts The University of Missouri’s Center for Regenerative Agriculture The National Center for Appropriate Technology’s ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture Program (NCAT-ATTRA) Best Management Practices for Fall Grazing Cover Crops Tips from producers who have fall grazed cover crops for two or more years.
How to Measure Cover Crop Success Read this article featuring Rob Myers, Ph. D. , for ways farmers can determine the effectiveness of cover crops.
Getting to Know Soil Health Indicators Learn about common indicators of soil health. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Farmers in participating states (Iowa is one of 20 states). Farmers qualify for cost-share on new cover crop acres. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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EPA is seeking insightful, expert, and cost-effective applications from eligible applicants to provide the Chesapeake Bay Program’s non-federal partners with technical analysis and programmatic evaluation support related to water quality modeling and monitoring and spatial systems to manage, analyze, and map environmental data. The project assists the partners in meeting their restoration and protection goals and in increasing the transfer of scientific understanding to the Chesapeake Bay Program modeling, monitoring, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) activities. The recipient will support modeling, monitoring, and GIS programs needed to explain and communicate the health of and changes in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-R3-CBP-23-18. Assistance Listing: 66.466. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ENV. Award Amount: Up to $5.3M per award.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA SBIR Phase I Solicitation invites small businesses to submit proposals for projects addressing critical environmental challenges. Awards are for six months to demonstrate proof of concept. Key focus areas include Clean and Safe Water, Air Quality and Climate, Homeland Security, Circular Economy/Sustainable Materials, and Safer Chemicals.
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