Partnerships from Around the Region
Delaware Partners
- Conservation Districts
- Sussex Conservation District- Featured farmers, soil health resources and recorded content from webinars, field days and workshops
- Kent Conservation District– Featured farmers and information about state soils
- New Castle Conservation District
- Delaware Association of Conservation Districts
- Federal Partner
- Delaware NRCS– Read about Delaware’s Soil Health Strategy, farmer profiles and Soil Health Technical Committee
- University Partners
- State Partners
Surrounding States
MDA Soil Health Resources– Learn about soil health efforts in Maryland, news & videos, Soil Health Advisory Committee meetings and Maryland’s Soil Health Champions.
The Million Acre Challenge helps Maryland farmers build soil health, increase farm profitability, and improve water quality – while making farms resilient and active in the face of climate change. Our farmer-focused collaborative uses soil health science, economics, education, and incentives to achieve our mission. Learn more about their Soil Health Benchmark Study, Soil Health Hubs, Farmers’ Stories and more.
The Pennsylvania Soil Health Coalition website includes a wealth of farmer testimonials and other productions, as well as soil health videos from Penn State Extension and articles.
The Virginia Soil Health Coalition includes a variety of soil health resources, including publications, videos, podcast episodes, books and urban soil assistance.
Northeast Region
The Northeast Cover Crops Council is an organization comprised of farmers and representatives from agribusiness, government agencies, non-profit organizations, and universities. Their site includes research specific to each state in the Northeast Region, and decision tools, including Cover Crop Explorer and Species Selector Tool.
Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education is a robust resource for farmers in the Northeast. Their materials include research-based books, factsheets and videos, available online at no cost.
National Initiatives
USDA Climate Smart Agriculture and Forest Resources– USDA offers voluntary programs and services to help you build soil health, sequester carbon, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enhance productivity and commodity marketability, and mitigate the impacts of climate change while building resilience to strengthen your operation.
The National Association of Conservation Districts’ Soil Health Champions Network is made up of more than 300 farmers, ranchers and woodland owners from across the nation who practice good soil health management on their operations and promote the use of soil health management systems in their communities.
NRCS Soil Health– Learn more about the principles to improve soil health and soil health practices for working lands. Delaware farmers Blaine Hitchens and Chip Baker make a cameo in a short video about no-till management!