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:
Overview of the ISU Economics of Cover Crops Tool
Wednesday, January 22nd at 2pm CT
The Soil Health Nexus is hosting our fist Digital Cafe of the year on Wednesday, January 22nd at 2pm CT on the Iowa State University Economics of Cover Crops Decision Tool. The webinar will overview the decision tool inputs and outputs – including projected and actual costs and benefits resulting from cover crops.
