Soil Health: Unlock the Secrets in the Soil

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service has launched a new soil health awareness and education effort to educate the agency's customers and the public about the positive impact healthy soils can have on productivity and conservation. The three key messages of this information campaign are: "Dig a little, learn a lot," "Do not disturb," and "Discover the cover."

The effort features farmers from communities in numerous states—Ohio, Indiana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Indiana, Utah, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Montana and Kansas—where growers are increasingly interested in how improved soil health can benefit their operations.

Awareness and education resources of NRCS’s soil health initiative include fact sheets, brochures, videos, web, radio and social media announcements, as well as local field days. And, stay tuned for more soil health resources, tips and grower profiles...including one from the Bay State!

Service Provider: 
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Frequency: 
Ongoing
Cost: 
Free
Location: 
Amherst, MA
Counties Served: 
Barnstable
Berkshire
Bristol
Dukes
Essex
Franklin
Hampden
Hampshire
Middlesex
Nantucket
Norfolk
Plymouth
Suffolk
Worcester
Resource Type: 
Document/Fact Sheet
Technical Assistance or Consulting
Web-based tools
Resource Category: 
Conservation
Enterprise Type: 
Compost
Dairy
Floriculture
Forest Products
Grains
Greenhouse Production
Hay
Livestock
Nursery
Orchard
Poultry
Sugaring
Vegetable Crops
Skill Level: 
New to farming
Planning to farm
Farmer start up
Re-strategizing the farm
Established farmer