Assessing Soil Health at Scale / Setting Up a Soil Health Assessment Program

Project Type: PDP State Program
Funds awarded in 2021: $61,118.00
Projected End Date: 11/30/2023
Grant Recipient: University of Massachusetts
Region: Northeast
State: Massachusetts
State Coordinator:
Clem Clay
UMass Extension
Description:
In this webinar, Dr. Cristine Morgan, chief scientific officer for Soil Health Institute, shares the work being conducted at the Institute. Cristine provides insight into collecting soil health data over very large land areas (regional, multi-state) and how that information is used to assess soil health as well as create recommendations. She also gives update into the work occurring at SHI to make soil health more accessible, like testing a simple phone app to measure aggregate stability.
Type:
Webinar
Author:
Cristine Morgan, Soil Health Institute
This product is associated with the project "Soil Health Education for Massachusetts Agricultural Service Providers"
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.