2021-22 New York State budget supports New York Soil Health
The New York Soil Health (NYSH) initiative received continued funding.
Program offers experiential learning on NYS farms
Cornell students will have an opportunity for hands-on learning about ecological approaches to agricultural systems through the new Lund Fellows Program for Regenerative Agriculture in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS).
Governor Cuomo announces $52.5 million available to protect New York farmland
A record $52.5M is now available for farmland protection projects through the state’s Farmland Protection Implementation Grants program with expanded eligibility and $5M for each economic development region in NYS.
American Farmland Trust releases HaR-Go Farms of Western NY case study
Har-Go Farms improved their bottom line by $11 per acre per year on the 450-acre study area by adopting no-till, cover crops, and nutrient management.
Soil in the news – March 12 link pack
Eco Talk: Overcoming barriers to planting cover crops | The ‘Monumental’ Role Soil Microbes Play in Wine | 5 cool measurement tools attempting to quantify regenerative agriculture | View these short films highlighting several producers from Idaho and Utah to hear their stories about how adopting different soil health practices improved their operations. | Climate change threatens Pa.’s farmers. Healthy Soil May Be the Key. | Can Bridging the Gap Between Landowners and Farming Tenants Help Improve Soil Health?
Upcoming Soil Health Events
These are upcoming soil health events of interest taking place in New York State and nationally.
Soil health and climate resiliency act introduced in Albany
In February 2021, State Senator Michelle Hinchey (D-Saugerties), State Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Binghamton), and co-sponsor Assemblywoman Didi Barrett (D-Hudson) introduced the Soil Health and Climate Resiliency Act.
Project documents sustainable farming, develops case studies
CCE Tompkins has recently worked closely with farmers across Tompkins county to document sustainable farming practices and from the survey respondents, eight farms ranging in size from 3 acres to over 5,000 acres were selected as subjects for case studies.
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
Northeast Cover Crops Council conference goes virtual Mar. 4
Prep for the 2021 season with the Northeast Cover Crops Council Conference!