The Soil Health Institute
About the Soil Health Institute
The Soil Health Institute is a global non-profit with a mission to safeguard and enhance the vitality and productivity of soil through scientific research and advancement. We bring together leaders in soil health science and the industry to help farmers, ranchers, and landowners adopt soil health systems that build drought resilience, stabilize yield, and benefit their bottom line.
The Institute’s team of scientists, holding doctorates in various soil science and related disciplines, has developed highly effective soil health targets and standardized measurements to quantify progress at achieving regenerative and sustainable agricultural systems, and leads the cutting-edge fields of carbon sequestration and decoding the soil microbiome.
Healthy soils are the foundation for rejuvenating our land. Together, we can create a secure future for all, mitigate the effects of climate change, and help agriculture and organizations meet production and environmental goals at scale.
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12-18-18
Soil Health Institute Names Dr. Cristine Morgan as Chief Scientific Officer
The Soil Health Institute (SHI) announced today that one of the nation’s premier Soil Scientists, Dr. Cristine Morgan, will serve as its Chief Scientific Officer. Dr. Morgan will replace Dr. Steven Shafer who recently retired after serving in the position since 2016.
"Dr. Morgan brings a u...
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11-15-18
Living Soil Film Documents Soil Health Movement
The Soil Health Institute (SHI) today released a 60-minute documentary that captures the history – and significance – of the soil health movement.
“Never have I seen, among farmers, such a broad quest for (soil health) knowledge as I’m seeing now,” says Barry Fisher, United States Departme...
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10-30-18
Conference on Connections Between Soil Health and Human Health Results in 10 Research Priorities
Almost 200 scientists and organization leaders engaged with 41 researchers and subject matter experts during a two-day Conference on Connections Between Soil Health and Human Health, October 16 –...
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07-10-18
Soil Health Policy Resources Now Available
Soil health policies are growing in number and importance across the United States but are widely dispersed across a variety of academic institutions, state agencies and legislative bodies. This catalog brings these ...
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06-21-18
Soil Health Educational Resources Now Online
Students of all ages and the general public are increasingly interested in understanding soil health. However, information on soil health needed by educators is widely dispersed, making it difficult to find the necessary educational resources.
The Communications & Education Action Te...
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05-11-18
Soil Health Institute Announces Methods for Evaluating Soil Health Indicators at a Continental Scale
The Soil Health Institute (SHI), which is charged with safeguarding and enhancing the vitality and productivity of soil through scientific research and advancement, has released the initial methods cooperating scientists will use to assess soil health indicators as they move toward standardizatio...
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12-05-17
FFAR Awards $9.4 Million to Spur Next Leap in Agriculture: Improved Soil Health to Optimize Economic and Environmental Results for U.S. Farmers
The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, a nonprofit established through bipartisan support in the 2014 Farm Bill, today announced a $9.4 million grant to the Soil Health Institute, the Soil Health Partnership and The Nature Conservancy to improve soil health and, ultimately, support pos...
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10-24-17
Soil Health Institute, lum.ai and Tri-Societies Partner to Accelerate Soil Health Research
The Soil Health Institute, The American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America and lum.ai are partnering on a project that uses natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML) to accelerate the retrieval and use of soil health research.
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08-07-17
National Soil Health Measurements to Accelerate Agricultural Transformation
For scientists, farmers and ag policy makers, one nagging question has yet to be completely “unearthed:” Just how healthy (or unhealthy) are the nation’s soils?
“We can’t really know the answer to that question until we have a set of common soil health measurements that scientists and farm...
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06-15-17
California, Maryland Conservation Policy Innovators to Speak During Soil Health Institute Conference
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Secretary Karen Ross will update the nation’s soil health leaders on the California Healthy Soils Initiative during the Soil Health Institute’s (SHI) annual meeting, July 12-14, in St. Louis, Mo. Dana Stein, Maryland House of Delegate...