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In case you missed some recent soil health news and research items for New York and beyond!
Congratulations to the first 158 Advanced Soil Health Course Certificate earners!
It’s official: 158 soil health practitioners earned their Cornell University Advanced Soil Health certificate. Another 50 participated in the course informally.
This first group to earn their certificate represents an amazing international cohort from over 30 countries. They fill a wide range of roles from agronomists to graduate students to urban farmers.
USDA offers expanded conservation program opportunities
New cover crop programs and expanded incentive programs offered to climate-focused farmers.
How Healthy Is a Farm’s Soil? Check How Active Its Microbes Are
Researchers developed a probe that could help farmers better understand their land by measuring the electric current from the tiny creatures in the dirt.
$3M grant funds cover crop breeding for organic farmers
A Cornell-led national network of scientists and farmers is developing new varieties of cover crops that are better adapted to local regions and stressors – changes that could carry a bevy of long-term and sustainable benefits for organic growers.
The Root Project: comparing the root structure of common cover crops
The Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative developed detailed drawings of roots on common cover crops