National Soil Health Action Plan May 18 2017

On Thursday, May 18, 2017 the Soil Health Institute (SHI) unveiled “Enriching Soil, Enhancing Life” (soilhealthinstitute.org/soil-h..., An Action Plan for Soil Health. This nationwide plan evolved after four years of stakeholder input, beginning with the Soil Renaissance in 2013. Agricultural industry thought leaders, farmers, ranchers, scientists, government agency leaders, and non-governmental organizations provided input into the plan, which will be used to drive advancements in soil health.
Wayne Honeycutt, President and CEO of the Soil Health Institute, was joined by Bill Buckner, President and CEO of The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation; Keith Alverson, a 6th-generation farmer who serves as a member of the Corn Board of the National Corn Growers Association; Leonard Jordan, acting Chief of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service; Jerry Lynch, Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer at General Mills; and Michael Doane, Director of Working Lands at The Nature Conservancy. Bruce Knight, former NRCS Chief and the Principal and Founder of Strategic Conservation Solutions, moderated.
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