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!
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:
Drought Preparedness and Adaptation
Wednesday, October 16th 2024 at 2pm CT
While many of us have been drought-free this spring and early summer, the summer heat and dry conditions have led to the return of drought, particularly across portions of the Ohio River Basin. Parts of Ohio are now seeing the worst drought since 1988 and parts of Great Plains are in multi-year droughts. Tune into this webinar as we hear from land-grant professionals in Kansas, Minnesota and Ohio on how producers in their state are preparing and adapting to drought, whether they are currently facing dry conditions or not.
Featured Speakers:
- Ron Graber, Watershed Specialist, Kansas State Research and Extension
- Aaron Wilson, Assistant Professor and Climate Field Specialist, The Ohio State University.
- Mae Davenport, Professor and Director of the Center for Changing Landscapes, University of Minnesota
