Soil Health Training to Supply Growing Demand for Sustainable Cotton

The Soil Health Institute (SHI), the nonprofit organization charged with safeguarding and enhancing soil health, has announced it will launch “Healthy Soils for Sustainable Cotton,” a continuous engagement project to help U.S. cotton farmers increase soil health on their farms. In addition, the project will seek to quantify and expand the productivity, economic, and environmental benefits of soil health systems for those farmers. The initial pilot program, which will be conducted during 2019, will include cotton producers in Arkansas, Georgia, and North Carolina, according to Cristine Morgan, Ph.D., SHI Chief Scientific Officer.

 

“This farmer-focused education and training program will be developed and delivered by a qualified team comprised of technical specialists and successful cotton farmers,” Morgan said. “In 2020, the program will expand to Mississippi, Texas, and California.”

 

“Cotton producers who successfully complete the program will gain knowledge in soil health systems and become part of a network of farmers interested in increasing sustainability of cotton production,” Morgan added.

Video: Adapting to ESA: Bulletins Live! Two

In part 2 of CropLife America’s “Adapting to ESA” instructional video series, learn how to determine location-specific restrictions using Bulletins Live! Two (BLT). Dr. Stanley Culpepper, a leading weed science specialist with the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension, provides a walkthrough of the tool.

Follow along with BLT, linked here: https://www.epa.gov/endangered-specie...

The video series is part of a new set of educational tools released by CropLife America (CLA), in partnership with the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) and the Council of Producers and Distributors of Agrotechnology (CPDA), to help farmers, agricultural retailers, and pesticide applicators better understand the Endangered Species Act (ESA).