From Metrics to Farmer Mindsets: A Discussion on Key Findings from JSWC’s Soil Health Issue

Soil health is shaped by a dynamic interaction of physical, chemical, and biological components. Together, these interactions can support agricultural productivity, strengthen soil ecosystems, and reduce the environmental impacts of farming. Exploring how these factors work together and what motivates producers to adopt soil health practices is the focus of the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation’s (JSWC) special issue on Soil Health and Conservation.

In this webinar, two researchers featured in the special issue share insights from their work. Dr. Dianna Bagnall and colleagues looked at how management practices affected soil health measurements across seven cotton-producing regions in the southern United States and considered. They also consider how soil health data can be contextualized to guide region-and soil-specific goals.