In a joint study with U.S. Department of Agriculture and National Association of Conservation Districts, the Soil Health Institute interviewed 30 farmers in 20 states who have implemented a soil health management system (SHMS) to examine the economic and on-farm benefits they experienced. The Kenneth McAlister farm in the China Creek-Red River Watershed of Texas increased profitability for a crop rotation of cotton and winter wheat by decreasing production costs and increasing cotton yield with a SHMS of no-till production and cover crops. Additional benefits included improved water infiltration and decreased erosion. Learn more about the soil health benefits on Kenneth's farm: https://buff.ly/42TVQit
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The Soil Health Institute, in partnership with USDA-NRCS and The National Association of Conservation Districts, interviewed 30 farmers in 20 states, who adopted a soil health management system (SHMS) and assessed the economic and on-farm benefits they experienced. The Don Elsbernd farm in the Yellow River and Upper Iowa River Watersheds of Iowa increased profitability by $32.72/acre for corn and $24.26/acre for soybean, by increasing yields with a SHMS of no-till production and cover crops. Additional benefits included increased soil organic matter, decreased erosion, and improved water infiltration and weed management. Read the full fact sheet https://zurl.co/d1x7 and discover more about the economics of soil health at https://zurl.co/dg63.
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The Soil Health Institute, in partnership with USDA-NRCS and The National Association of Conservation Districts, interviewed 30 farmers in 20 states, who adopted a soil health management system (SHMS) and assessed the economic and on-farm benefits they experienced. The Don Elsbernd farm in the Yellow River and Upper Iowa River Watersheds of Iowa increased profitability by $32.72/acre for corn and $24.26/acre for soybean, by increasing yields with a SHMS of no-till production and cover crops. Additional benefits included increased soil organic matter, decreased erosion, and improved water infiltration and weed management. Read the full fact sheet https://zurl.co/d1x7 and discover more about the economics of soil health at https://zurl.co/dg63.
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#FarmerFocus - The Soil Health Institute, in partnership with USDA-NRCS and The National Association of Conservation Districts, interviewed 30 farmers in 20 states who adopted a soil health management system (SHMS) and assessed the economic and on-farm benefits they experienced. The Dr. Harold Wheeler farm in the Roebuck Lake-Yazoo River Watershed of Mississippi increased profitability for corn and soybean by increasing crop yield with a SHMS of reduced tillage, poultry litter applications, and cover crops. Additional benefits included improved water infiltration and soil structure, reduced erosion, and enhanced resilience to extreme weather conditions. Discover more about the economic benefits of soil health at https://zurl.co/dg63 and read the full fact sheet https://zurl.co/bXmh. #SoilHealth #FarmEconomics
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