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Improve your soil health management practices by participating in PASA's 2019 Soil Health Benchmark Study—an ongoing citizen-science project that supports farmers in monitoring soil health and planning for improvement. We are seeking more organic (or transitioning to organic) grain and row crop farmers to join as research collaborators in 2019.

 

As research collaborators, participants will help to collect soil samples on their farm and share some management records regarding tillage and equipment activity, planting dates, and soil amendments.  They receive cost-share for Cornell Soil Health tests for three fields and a detailed benchmark report illustrating the strengths and constraints of their farm's soil resources compared to peer farms. They will also have the opportunity to connect with a learning community of their peers working to fine-tune their soil health management.   Join us for the 4th year of this study and contribute to this growing soil health data set that farmers everywhere can use.  Contact PASA’s Research Coordinator, Sarah Bay Nawa (sarah@pasafarming.org; 814-349-9856) to learn how you can join this valuable research.  Or visit our website, www.pasafarming.org, for more information.