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The 9th edition of the Soil Health Resource Guide pairs the six principles of soil health with voices from across the regenerative agriculture movement. Christine Jones, Jerry Hatfield, Didi Pershouse, James White, and Lyudmyla Sharma contribute on microbiome, carbon, the soil sponge, and plant endophytes. Farmer-focused sections explore cattle economics, drought resilience, hybrid rye, watershed thinking, and community-building from the Soil Sponge Collective and Milpa First Acre Program. Practical material covers cover crop seeding and termination, mix design, SmartMix, and the six principles infographic. Built as a concise summary and a gateway to deeper learning.

  • 3The Purpose of This Guide
  • 3Who We Are
  • Soil Health Principles
  • 4The Importance of ContextBy Eric Fuchs
  • 5Keep the Soil CoveredBy Paul Ackley
  • 6Minimize Soil DisturbanceBy Marc Luff
  • 7Maximizing BiodiversityBy Danielle Powell
  • 8Living Roots as Often as PossibleBy Yadi Wang
  • 9Livestock IntegrationBy Alex Heier
  • Soil Health Science & Practice
  • 10-11Human Health and Soil HealthBy Erin Martin
  • 12-13Ecosystem Services From Cover Crops
  • 14Prioritizing ProfitBy Kevin Fulton
  • 16-17Regenerative RainmakingBy Alejandro Carillo and Allen Williams, PhD
  • 18-19Carbon: The Currency Required for Soil HealthBy Dr. Jerry L. Hatfield
  • 20-21The Biotic Climate and the Soil SpongeBy Didi Pershouse
  • 22Can We Solve the Drinking Water Crisis?By Eric Fuchs
  • 23Cover Crops and Water Quality
  • 24-25Creating Regenerative CommunityBy the Soil Sponge Collective
  • 26-27The Milpa First Acre ProgramBy Sophie Waechter-Cass
  • 28-29Envisioning the Maya Forest CropscapeBy Dr. Anabel Ford
  • 31Eco-Agro Tourism at Townsend FarmBy Ben Taylor-Davies
  • 32-33Overseeding Fescue With Warm Season AnnualsBy Davis Behle
  • 34-35Better Foods From Better SoilBy Dan Kittredge
  • 36-37Rolling With Rye
  • 38-39Hybrid Rye: The Crop That Can Change Your FarmBy Dr. Becca Brattain
  • 40-41Cattle as the Cash Crop
  • 42-43How to Set Up Your Ranch to Diversify Species and Income
  • 44Youth Drawing Contest
  • 45FFA Essays: Why Soil Health Is Important to Me and My Community
  • 46Nitrogen by Nature: Cover Crops Help Cut Fertilizer CostsBy Larry Reichenberger
  • 47Plant EndophytesBy Lyudmyla Sharma, PhD
  • 48-49Mycorrhizal Fungi: The Powerhouse of the SoilBy Dr. Christine Jones
  • 50-51Photosynthesis: The Basis of LifeBy Nadjia LaFontaine
  • 52Quorum Sensing and Auto Inducers in the Soil MicrobiomeBy Dr. Christine Jones
  • 53Biological Induction in the Plant-Soil MicrobiomeBy Dr. Christine Jones
  • 54-55A Watershed Moment
  • 56Growing Deer — Really Well!By Colton Toney
  • 57Green Cover & Growing Deer Foodplot Mixes
  • 58Creating an Oasis of Green
  • 59Hay, Hay, Hay! Naturally Better Alfalfa
  • Cover Crop Resources
  • 60-61Cover Crop Seeding
  • 62-63Cover Crop Termination
  • 64Resources
  • 65Previous Articles
  • 66Carbonomics Infographic
  • 67The Six Soil Health Principles Infographic
  • 68Knowing Your Context
  • 69Establishing Your Goals
  • 70-71SmartMix®
  • 72-73Mixes
  • 74Legumes
  • 75Grasses
  • 76Brassicas
  • 77Broadleaves
  • 78-79Perennials
  • 80Our Team
  • 81Nebraska Facility
  • 82Kansas Facility
  • 83Shipping
  • BCContact Information

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