A new public–private partnership aimed at improving how soil health informs management decisions is underway in the United States. The project, “Probing Our Country’s Soil Health,” is currently seeking farmers and ranchers to participate.

Landowners who take part will receive compensation for approximately one hour of their time, a personalized soil health report for their fields (with lab work valued at about $1,200 per field at no cost), and a complimentary hard-copy photo book titled Probing Our Country’s Soil Health, which highlights soil conditions and project outcomes nationwide.

Participation involves signing up for a one-hour Zoom meeting to complete a management survey for two or three fields, and later granting access for hand-probe soil sampling at two or three sites per field (typically conducted 3–6 months after the survey, with advance notice). If you’re interested, you can enroll by scheduling an appointment through this booking link: https://calendly.com/probing-our-countrys-soil-health/shape-survey.

Participating landowners will receive: 

• Compensation for your time (~ 1 hour) for helping
• A personalized soil health report of your fields. The value of this lab work (at no cost to you) is about a thousand dollars per field.
• A copy of a book called “Probing Our Country's Soil Health”. This will be a hard-copy photo book illustrating soil health across the country and the outcomes to this project.

 

To learn more about this project, click on  Probing Our Country’s Soil Health to see a short video 

If interested in participating, you will need to:

• Sign up for a one-hour Zoom Meeting where a facilitator will lead you through a management survey for 2 or 3 fields.
• Grant access to fields for hand-probe soil sampling 2 or 3 sampling sites from each field. Normally this will happen 3-6 months after the survey; you will be notified beforehand.

 

 To enroll as a landowner participant, click on this booking page link to schedule an appointment: https://calendly.com/probing-our-countrys-soil-health/shape-survey