Soil Health Education

ENC16-152 (project overview)
Project Type: Professional Development Program
Funds awarded in 2016: $72,701.00
Projected End Date: 06/30/2019
Grant Recipient: Purdue University
Region: North Central
State: Indiana
Project Coordinator:
Dr. Natalie Carroll
Email
Purdue University
Description:
The Purdue Soil Health website has been developed for teachers, high school students, Extension Educators, and other agricultural professionals. Our goal is to increase soil health knowledge to promote soil-friendly farming practices leading to improved environmental quality, sustainability, and increased farm efficiency. The website contains: soil health educational activities for high school students: soil health photo and video library: and soil health news from Purdue (workshops and new research).
Type:
Website
Authors:
Natalie Carroll, Purdue University; Walter Sell, Purdue University
Target audiences:
Farmers/Ranchers; Educators
URL:
https://www.asec.purdue.edu/soilhealth/
This product is associated with the project "Soil Health Education Resources for Teachers"
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.