By Caro Córdova
Healthy soils are the foundation of productive, resilient farming systems.
Promoting soil health to sustain the long-term productivity of Nebraska’s working lands supports USDA’s 2026 research and development priorities, including regenerative agriculture, resource conservation and resilient production systems.
To help advance those priorities, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) and the Nebraska Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) partnered July 13–16 to provide four days of soil health training for 12 professionals representing NRCS and an NRD. This partnership is essential to strengthening regenerative agriculture efforts statewide by ensuring the professionals who advise Nebraska producers have the latest science, training and tools to support on-the-ground decision-making.
This event marked the second collaborative soil health training hosted by UNL and Nebraska NRCS. Carolina Córdova, UNL soil health specialist, and Miranda Mueller, Córdova’s lab program coordinator, coordinated the training on behalf of UNL.
The training fulfills requirements for NRCS employees seeking Conservation Planner Certification, aiming to enhance their expertise in supporting Nebraska farmers and ranchers.
Given the critical role soil health plays in agricultural productivity and environmental sustainability, this training is vital for advancing both economic and environmental outcomes.
Source : unl.edu