Soil Health

Articles and Resources

• Old Growth Grasslands Soil Health Update from Summer 2024

• “Building the Old Growth Grasslands Network”

• Comprehensive Presentation of Soil-related Resources

  • Organized as a set of commonly asked questions, with short answers and then websites to go to for more information

• Join the Soil Health Academy

  • Whether you’re a farmer, rancher, educator, informed consumer, food industry or healthcare professional, the Soil Health Academy’s schools and workshops will provide you with the tools you need to regenerate our soil, farms, food and futures. 

• Avoiding Another Dust Bowl

• View resources from Understanding Ag:

  • UA provides you, farmers and ranchers, with the guidance and tools to achieve your goals, success and profitability.

• View resources from Growing Resilience:

  • Learn soil health practices from ranchers and farmers to maximize resilience and profits

• Research Publication: “Building Resiliency from the Ground Up: Examining the microbiome below the surface that is just as important to the health of the grasslands as any above-ground factors.”

• Five Steps to Healthier Soil, Even In Drought

  Drought is inevitable, but there are things that landowners can do to protect the health of their soil no matter the moisture level. The five steps are: armor the soil, minimize disturbance, enhance diversity, incorporate living roots and introduce livestock. Read more …