Soil Health Values Explained

Despite Obvious Conservation Benefits, Farmers Need Economic Incentives

Chris Clayton
By  Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
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After a congressional hearing Thursday on soil health, staff from the Natural Resources Conservation District held a rainfall demonstration outside of USDA's main headquarters building in Washington. Chris Lawrence, an NRCS agronomist from Virginia, looks on as the simulator shows runoff from various types of tillage and grazing practices. (DTN photo by Chris Clayton)
Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas stressed his belief in the value of soil health at a hearing Thursday with supporters of improving the soil through no-till farming and cover crops.

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