Ryan and Bryan Jorgensen are leveraging the benefits of no-till and soil health to build communities of beneficial insects that ward off pests and help them save input costs.

According to a recent poll of Soil Health Academy graduates, a majority of them are experiencing improvements in their operations’ resources and net per-acre profits within two years or less.

A new study from Ohio State University indicates that having good soil health means getting more bang for every buck spent on fertilizer.

Clay Pope shares some studies that show how soil health practices implemented in priority watersheds can result in improvements in water quality while also reducing greenhouse gases. Pope also shares a new tool from American Farmland Trust that can help folks involved in conservation work more easily identify how much of a positive impact soil health practices are having in helping mitigate climate change.

Present and looming challenges of water supply, climate change, air quality and the long-term fertility and sustainability of California's agricultural soils compel farmers, researchers and the private sector to pursue creative soil management innovations that harmonize with the biological foundations of resource use efficiency, says guest blogger Jeff Mitchell of the University of California.

A recent research project discusses potential barriers in getting farmers in Texas to adopt soil health practices. But here’s what we already know.