Exploring the fascinating technology at the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit this week? Stop by booth 611 to see SHI Soil Scientist Dr. Ayush Joshi Gyawali and hear about SHI's work with Yard Stick PBC that makes in-field soil carbon and bulk density measurements affordable and user-friendly. #ARPAE24
Soil Health Institute
Non-profit Organizations
Morrisville, North Carolina 19,824 followers
Enriching Soil, Enhancing Life
About us
The Soil Health Institute is a global non-profit with a mission of safeguarding and enhancing the vitality and productivity of soils through scientific research and advancement. Our vision is a world where farmers and ranchers grow quality food, fiber, and fuel using soil health systems that sustain farms and rural communities, promote a stable climate and clean environment, and improve human health and well-being. By bringing together leaders in science and industry, SHI empowers farmers and landowners to adopt soil health systems that contribute economic and environmental benefits to agriculture and society.
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http://soilhealthinstitute.org
External link for Soil Health Institute
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Morrisville, North Carolina
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2015
- Specialties
- Soil health, water, economics, agriculture, environment, natural resources, nonprofit, and Soil science
Locations
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Primary
2803 Slater Road
Suite 115
Morrisville, North Carolina 27560, US
Employees at Soil Health Institute
Updates
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As part of EU Green Week, our Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Cristine Morgan, will join an international panel of experts discussing "How to Measure Soil Health." The free June 6 webinar, presented by the 4p1000 Initiative, will cover practical and affordable indicators for soil health assessment. For details, visit: https://zurl.co/ongt
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A group of U.S. Regenerative Cotton Fund soil scientists, science technicians, and soil health sampling specialists gathered at SHI's headquarters in Morrisville, North Carolina, for soil sampling training. Over two days, new team members learned how to identify target soils at sampling locations, identify and describe soil and landscape characteristics in the field, collect soil samples at row crop and perennial sites for soil health measurements, and record site management data. The team will collect soil data from Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, and North Carolina this summer.
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Heading to Innovation Forum’s Future of Food and Beverage USA in Minneapolis this month? Don’t miss Research Soil Scientist Dianna Bagnall’s breakout session! She will speak about water stewardship and soil health with Cargill’s Ryan Sirolli, a member of SHI’s board of directors, in a May 29 panel moderated by conference chair Ian Welsh. More info: https://zurl.co/LT41.
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How can potato growers maximize productivity when conditions are less than ideal? Join Spud Smart Thursday, May 16 at 1 p.m. EDT for the roundtable webinar “Tackling Moisture When It’s Too Much/Too Little/Too Late.” SHI Soil Health Educator Cameron Ogilvie will share insights on building resilience in potato production by improving soil health. Registration is free. https://lnkd.in/ebCEdg4g
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SHI President and CEO Wayne Honeycutt, Ph.D. co-facilitated a session on Metrics for Assessing Regenerative Agriculture at the recent TSC Summit.
What an incredible and inspiring few days we had with our members and partners at our annual TSC Summit this week! 🎉 We are so grateful to work with such an amazing network of sustainability professionals who are working toward a brighter and greener future. 🌎
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Our peer-reviewed article “Selecting soil hydraulic properties as indicators of soil health: Measurement response to management and site characteristics” is one of the 10 most-cited articles published in ASA, CSSA, SSSA’s Soil Science Society of America Journal. The study evaluated over 30 soil health measurements at 124 long-term agricultural research sites across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, comparing physical soil health measurements to determine which are most useful for characterizing the water cycle in soils. Read more: https://zurl.co/qMUa
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Several U.S. Regenerative Cotton Fund staff recently attended a soil health workshop organized by the Association of Texas Soil and Water Conservation Districts, with support from SHI, at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Center at Texas A&M University-Kingsville in Kingsville, Texas. The two-day event consisted of field tours to local farms and ranches, a demonstration of the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s rainfall simulator, presentations, and a Q&A session with local researchers, farmers, and ranchers. Soil Health Educator Emily Ball spoke about SHI’s soil sampling work in Texas and other projects throughout the country. Read more about the field day: https://zurl.co/tGpo Learn more about our work in cotton: https://zurl.co/mYdN #USRCFFieldDay #SoilHealth #CoverCrops
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Kate VanderZaag and her husband both have backgrounds in crop science – they know a lot about crop nutrition and pest management for growing top-quality potatoes. But a revelation changed everything: Soil is alive and complex; requiring tailored care in each field to improve soil health every year. Now, their passion lies in safeguarding this vital resource to keep growing potatoes for generations to come. The Soil Health Institute thanks McCain Foods for the financial support that made this production possible. View the episode: https://zurl.co/zgQT. Learn more about soil health in potato systems at https://zurl.co/z21j and about McCain’s approach to sustainable farming at https://zurl.co/4Zok. #SoilHealth #RegenAg #potatoes
Soils and Spuds: There's no single prescription for soil health
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Our new Board of Directors assembled for the first time on April 24, with members from diverse sectors of agriculture and sustainability gathering at our North Carolina headquarters to share their guidance, perspectives, and expertise. We’re deeply grateful to continuing members Diana Jerkins, Ph.D., V. Larkin Martin, and Jason Weller; and new members James H. Baxter IV, Meredith Ellis, Devon Leahy, Marquitrice Mangham, Rob Myers, Ph.D., LaKisha Odom, Ph.D., Megan Rock, Karen A. Scanlon, Ryan Sirolli, and Andrew Smith, Ph.D. Together, they will shape SHI’s next phase of enhancing life by enriching soil.