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New Institute Founded to Study Soil Health

agriculture.com

Soil plays a critical role in our everyday lives. But over the last 150 years, half of the earth's topsoil has been lost. In the U.S. alone, 70% of the soil is considered marginal. These trends are alarming, and a new research organization called the Soil Health Institute has been founded to try to reverse them. The institute’s aim will be to safeguard and enhance the vitality and productivity of the earth’s soil.

The Soil Health Institute will work with farmers and ranchers, public- and private-sector researchers, academia, policymakers, government agencies, industry, environmental groups, and consumers. The group’s investigations will focus on five areas: research, economics, standards and measurement, education, and public policy.

The Institute will aggregate and catalog soil science research from around the globe.