2021
Growing Practical Soil Health Knowledge for Ohio Farmers
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Ohio Soybean Council
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
GeneticsGenomicsSeed quality
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Elizabeth Hawkins, The Ohio State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Ohio Soybean Council
$48,000
Institution Funded:
The Ohio State University
$48,000
Brief Project Summary:

Farmers often associate soil health with characteristics they observe in their fields and crop productivity. USDA defines soil health as the continued capacity of soil to function as a vital living ecosystem that sustains plants, animals and people. While these definitions don’t completely align, farmers ask questions to better understand what soil health means for yields and how to track changes over time. This research identifies the best soil tests to measure soil health. Such tests need to be affordable, reliable and repeatable to show trends over time.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, extension agents

Information And Results
Project Deliverables

Final Project Results

The United Soybean Research Retention policy will display final reports with the project once completed but working files will be purged after three years. And financial information after seven years. All pertinent information is in the final report or if you want more information, please contact the project lead at your state soybean organization or principal investigator listed on the project.