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🌱 Advancing soil health for a sustainable future in New York State | Research, education, and farmer collaboration
Come check out our cover crop plots next Wednesday, October 15 at @cornelluniversity.bsky.social. Have you always wanted to try a new species or mix? See it in person first. #covercrops #soilhealth
Details: www.newyorksoilhealth.org/calendar_eve...
October 7, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Don’t miss the final 2025 New York Soil Health Field Days!

Sept 23 | Corning & Bath, Steuben County

Sept 24 | Governors Island, NYC

Oct 7 | Kerhonkson, Ulster County

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September 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
September News & Events
This month we celebrate Debbie Aller’s new role, share a new Research Brief on cover crop incentives, announce 2025 Mini-Grant recipients, and highlight upcoming field days statewide.

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September 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Farmers, researchers, and agricultural professionals are invited to attend the upcoming Biochar Field Day on Tuesday, September 9, 2025 (1:00–5:00 p.m.) at Spruce Haven Farm, Union Springs, NY.
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Biochar Field Day in Union Springs
Join us at the Biochar Field Day to discover how biochar can enhance farm sustainability and soil health on September 9, 2025.
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August 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Biochar from human waste could solve global fertiliser shortages, study finds. Dr Johannes Lehmann, a professor of soil biogeochemistry at Cornell University and is lead author of the study published in the journal PNAS. #Biochar www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Biochar from human waste could solve global fertiliser shortages, study finds
Excrement contains nutrients needed for crop growth and a new source of them could cut farming’s huge CO2 output
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August 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Register for the Soil Health Field Day at Rodman Lott and Son Farms in Seneca Falls next week @followers:
August 7th, 9 am - 4:00 pm
Check out the agenda and keynote talk titles
Registration link: soilhealth.securepayments.cardpointe.com/pay...
August 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Join New York Soil Health and the Sustainable Cropping Systems Lab for an interactive field day celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Cornell Organic Cropping Systems Experiment at Musgrave Research Farm in Aurora, NY!

More info and registration: www.newyorksoilhealth.org/calendar_eve...
August 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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What are #Soil pores and why are they important? Luis Lopez Sangil explains @teagasc.bsky.social @vistamilk.bsky.social #SoilHealth #GroundTruth
July 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Our July newsletter is out:
🟫 #Soilhealth & weather-focused field days Aug 6–7 in Seneca Falls
🟫 New tools, research, and videos
🟫 Events across NY from now through fall

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July 29, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Today’s the final day to apply for a 2025 New York Soil Health Mini-Grant!

Grants up to $2,000 for soil health projects—plus travel grants up to $500.

Don’t miss out, get that application in by midnight!
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Mini-grant
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June 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
2025 NY Soil Health Grants – Apply by June 16
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Applications are now open, and the deadline to apply is June 16, 2025. Eligible individuals or organizations may apply for up to $2000 for a project and up to $500 for a travel mini-grant.
June 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
June is in full swing, and so is the growing season.

Check out upcoming field days, helpful resources on cover crops, #soilhealth characterization, and biochar, plus learn about veteran scholarships. Get all the details in our latest newsletter mailchi.mp/5b6349af4cb7...
June 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Join eOrganic for a webinar on today, June 3 about leveraging soil microbiomes for resilient organic farms! It takes place at 2PM Eastern Time. It’s free and open to the public, and registration is required. #SoilHealth

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Leveraging Soil Microbiomes for Resilient Organic Farms. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
About the Webinar Farmers are grappling with increased average temperatures, heavier precipitation, periodic droughts, and new pest pressures. Evidence indicates plants attract beneficial microbes th...
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June 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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#Cornell friends, looking forward to seeing you April 24! Thanks for spreading the word! events.cornell.edu/event/univer...
University Lecturer Professor Dan Fagin
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April 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
New leadership, new season. Dr. Joseph Amsili is now Program Director of New York Soil Health. Catch up on the latest: new videos, research, and the 2025 Soil Health and Climate Resiliency Field Day Series—plus a new policy brief on biosolids in ag. #SoilHealth Read more: mailchi.mp/bed432eff181...
April 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Watch recorded sessions from the 2025 Cornell Organic Field Crops Conference featuring expert talks and farmer insights on #soilhealth, organic no-till, weed management, and more. blogs.cornell.edu/soilhealthin...
Now Available: 2025 Organic Field Crops Conference Recordings
Watch recorded sessions from the 2025 Cornell Organic Field Crops Conference featuring expert talks and farmer insights on soil health, organic no-till, weed management, and more.
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April 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Join us on April 24, 2025 (2–5 PM) at Thompson Research Farm in Freeville, NY

Discover new cover crops + tools! There will be demos, research updates & the NY Soil Health trailer. RSVP encouraged: ccbn@cornell.edu

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4/24 | Cover Crop and Soil Health Field Day in Freeville, NY
Join us for a field day featuring cutting-edge cover crop and soil health research and resources
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April 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
How can #biochar improve #soilhealth and help fight climate change? Join Cornell’s Johannes Lehmann for a Chats in the Stacks book talk on Biochar for Environmental Management (Routledge, 2024). Attend in person or online! events.cornell.edu/event/biocha...
Biochar for Environmental Management: Science, Technology and Implementation
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February 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Our 2025 winter conference is nearly here! THIS EVENT WILL SELL OUT and tickets will not available at the door. Learn more on our website. ctnofa.org/winter-confe...
February 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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In this new blog, policy expert Giovanna Giuffrè writes on how AI can help tackle Eastern Europe’s soil health crisis, sharing insights from the recent BIOEAST Conference in Budapest.

Read it here: ai4soilhealth.eu/eastern-euro...
February 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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📣GSBI Speaks is back tomorrow! Join us to learn about remote sensing and sensing to measure soil biodiversity 📸🎥🐛🐜🦠🪱

Feb. 21, 2025, 9:00 MST, 11:00 EST, 16:00 GMT, 17:00 CET

Register 👇

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February 20, 2025 at 10:09 AM
New York and Northeast organic field crop farmers, researchers and others: we have a conference for you on Feb. 6 at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva, NY. #organic #soilhealth www.morningagclips.com/cornell-fiel...
Cornell Field Crops Hosts First Organic Field Crops Conference
GENEVA, N.Y. -- Cornell Field Crops, part of Cornell University’s Soil and Crop Sciences Section, will host the inaugural Cornell Organic Field Crops Conference on...
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January 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
National Biochar Survey - Have you applied
#biochar, or are you interested in biochar? We want to know! blogs.cornell.edu/soilhealthin...
National Biochar Survey
American Farmland Trust, in partnership with the U.S. Biochar Initiative, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, is conducting the first-eve…
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January 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🌱 Upcoming Soil Health Events in NY! 🌱
www.newyorksoilhealth.org/events/

📅 1/7 | 2025 Crop Congress

📅 1/18 | NOFA-NY 2025 Winter Conference

📅 2/6 | Cornell Organic Grains Conference

📅 2/19-20 | 2025 Eastern NY Fruit & Vegetable Conference

#SoilHealth #NYAgriculture #NYSoilHealth
January 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM