Farmers for Soil Health
Tim Hammerich
News Reporter
Farmers for Soil Health is a collaboration among several agriculture groups, with the goal of improving soil health across farm country. Shannon Ellis, a director with the United Soybean Board, talks about the collaboration.
Ellis… “Farmers for Soil Health is an exciting collaborative partnership between the United Soybean Board, the National Corn Growers Association, and the National Pork Board, and the objective is to improve soil health practices on corn and soybean farms across the country. So, the primary goal in advancing those soil health practices is by adding 30 million acres of cover crops on corn and soybean farms by the year 2030.”
Ellis says the collaboration will provide resources that are important to help make improving soil health affordable to farmers.
Ellis… “We have leveraged $95 million in grant money from USDA’S Climate-Smart Program and that will provide value to the farmers. And they will have access to this through things like cost-share programs, technical assistance in 20 different states, and a market platform that is going to connect buyers to farmers who are producing their crops sustainably.”
The United Soybean Board also funds many research projects to improve soybeans for their end users.
