Recommendations

Recommendation Type of Action Brief Topic Goal
Support the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Services’s efforts to increase farmer access to grants
Farm Bill-funded grant programs, like the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, and ACT Now, often present…
Program creation, support, or expansion Soil & Water Equity & Justice, Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Natural Resources & Climate
Encourage farmers to adopt soil health-focused practices
Soil-health focused practices include no- or reduced-tillage, cover cropping, composting, on-site composting, and others. Farmers who adopt these…
Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding Soil & Water Natural Resources & Climate
Establish a voluntary statewide soil monitoring program
A voluntary statewide soil monitoring program would provide data on soil health conditions. This program could be run as a partnership between UNH…
Program creation, support, or expansion Soil & Water Natural Resources & Climate