The North Central Region Soil Health Nexus is a university-led team dedicated to increasing access to research-based soil health knowledge, extension and resources.
The team was created in 2015 with funding from the North Central Region Water Network. The team is structured around research, extension and outreach, and resources and communications with representatives from all 12 North Central Region states.
Check out our Soil Health Toolbox, including our newly released whitepaper on the connection between Soil Health and Water Quality and our newly created Soil Health Nexus Matrix Decision-Tool!
Conservation Finance Ag Educator Training
The Soil Health Nexus and partners are hosting a Conservation Finance Ag Educator Training in Arlington, Wisconsin (20-miles north of Wisconsin) September 16th and 17th. The event will feature sessions on soil health economics, aggregated data on the economics of cover crops and no-till, tips for working with farmers on financial topics, and more. Plus, Tuesday, September 17th will include a field trip to the USDA Dairy Forage Research Farm in Prairie du Sac and Schoepp Farms in Lodi!
Registration is now open! Learn more
Soil Health Digital Café Series
The Soil Health Nexus is hosting a series of informal soil health webinars featuring Extension soil health experts and researchers from across the region discussing the latest soil health research, resources, and news. The webinars will take place monthly; they will be an hour in length with 20-minute presentation, followed by 10-minutes of Q&A and then a casual 30-minute Digital Café where attendees can continue to discuss the topic in more depth with Soil Health Nexus members.
Upcoming Webinar:
How to Help Growers Start
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 2pm CT/3pm ET
Join us for our August Digital Cafe where Lee Briese, an independent crop consultant who has scouted over 1.25 million crop acres weekly, will discuss how growers can get started with minimal tillage or no-till, cover crops and intercropping while keeping their risks low.
