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When you dig a little, you'll learn a lot about the health of your soil. The resources on this page are provided to help you understand the fundamentals of soil ecology and what you can do to build soil health on your farm or ranch. Landowners can also learn more about how to work with their farming partners to increase their land’s long-term production potential.
By digging around a little on this site, you’re likely to learn a lot – and “Unlock the Secrets in the Soil” as you do.
 Landowners: Get the ‘scoop’ on soil health investment basics
Landowners and farmers across the nation increasingly realize that healthy soils are the key to fostering more productive, profitable and sustainable farms—for healthy, sustainable, long-term returns. This Soil Health Information Starter Kit will provide you with the basics and benefits of soil health, and ideas on how you can work with your farmer to build soil equity by using soil health management systems that include cover crops, diverse rotations and no-till practices. Click here to order your free kit today, send an email request to nrcsdistributioncenter@ia.usda.gov or call 1-888-526-3227. Or click here to download an electronic version of the kit.
 Fact sheet: 5 questions landowners should ask their farmers about soil health
When farmers use soil health management systems, they’re building the soil AND they’re also building the land’s production potential over the long-term. But how do landowners know if their tenants are doing everything they need to do to make and keep their soil healthy? Barry Fisher, an Indiana farmer and nationally recognized soil health specialist with the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, recommends they ask their farming partner these five questions. Learn more in this fact sheet. (PDF, 3MB)
 Sustainability grows in healthy soil
Soil Health Management Systems can help America’s growers feed the nation and the world through sustainable conservation practices. This guide provides an at-a-glance view of specific sustainability benefits associated with soil health improving practices. Learn more (PDF, 8.35 MB) .
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