Soil health boosts public perception

Soil health boosts public perception

The National Corn Growers Association says collaboration among industry

partners is giving momentum to soil health improvement.

Soil health is getting more attention. There’s evidence by the number of people

who attended the Soil Health Summit. Producers are giving cover crops a try now

that there’s data suggesting they don’t create a yield drag, but they do

increase organic matter while holding moisture and nutrients. The efforts of

the Soil Health Partnership have elevated the public perception of farming,

according to Nathan Fields with the National Corn Growers Association.

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