The Grow Down on Soil Health
Welcome to “The Grow Down on Soil Health” podcast, where we dive deep into sustainable farming practices designed to enhance both your land and your bottom line. Join host Ben West, Ph.D., executive director of Farmers for Soil Health, and a diverse lineup of guests from various agricultural backgrounds as they share entertaining stories, invaluable soil health management techniques, and the incredible benefits cover crops can bring to your farm.
The Ripple Effect of Cover Crops with Trey Hill
Trey Hill owns and operates Harborview Farms, a multigenerational farm in Rock Hall, Maryland, on the Delmarva Peninsula. About 25 years ago, Hill began experimenting with cover crops. Initially skeptical, he was convinced after seeing improvements in soil structure, moisture retention, water quality and overall field performance. Hear Hill discuss how successful cover cropping requires paying close attention to the land, remaining open to change and continuing to learn from each growing season.
Soil Health Investments for Agricultural Lenders
Agricultural lenders must balance farm profitability and risk. Soil health practices such as cover crops, conservation tillage, rotational grazing, and nutrient management can balance profitability and risk by strengthening farm resilience and financial performance.
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Soil and Water Conservation with Ryan Britt
In this episode of Soil Sense, fifth generation farmer Ryan Britt talks about the practices he’s combined over the years and the results he’s seeing in north central Missouri. Ryan shares the journey he and his father have been on to transition their farm to no-till, add more cover crops, plant green, and incorporate livestock into their row crop operations.
Soil Health
Read this article from the USDA-NRCS to learn more about soil health and how to manage it.
Soil Health and Community with Ray Gaesser
Ray Gaesser shares about his adoption of soil health building practices, no-till and cover crops, what he did to survive tough times in the 1980s, and how the interest in soil health is bringing new economic opportunities to his community.
Soil Health and Profitability Frequently Asked Questions
The Soil Health Institute (SHI) presents the business case for soil health by providing producers with the economic information
they need when deciding whether to adopt a soil health management system. We use a partial budget methodology that quantifies
changes in net farm income due to the implementation of these systems.
This fact sheet answers commonly asked questions about our economic analysis work.