NM Healthy Soil Working Group

The NM Healthy Soil Working Group is assembling a powerful network of agriculture and conservation organizations, urban and rural residents, consumers and producers alike, with the goal to significantly accelerate soil health stewardship in the state. We aim to catalyze widespread adoption of management principles that result in greater soil health and associated co-benefits, creating prosperous and strong land based communities, nutritious food, a healthy environment and a viable future for our planet.

NM Healthy Soil Blog

NMDA accepting Healthy Soil Program grant applications

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Eligible Entities, farmers and ranchers are invited to apply by 5 p.m. Friday, July 2, 2021. Grant funding may be used for agricultural projects in New Mexico that focus on one or more... READ MORE

Pesticides Cause Widespread Harm to Soil Health

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New study reviews pesticide impacts on soil, finds harm to soil invertebrates in 71% of cases. Herbicides and fungicides are especially detrimental to earthworms, nematodes and springtails. READ MORE

New Resources on Soil Invertebrates from the Xerces Society

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New handbook and webinar series focusses on the diverse, often overlooked, and yet essential major invertebrates found in temperate agricultural soils. READ MORE

On Earth Day, Senator Heinrich Introduces Sweeping Legislation To Empower Farmers, Reach Net-Zero Emissions In U.S. Agriculture By 2040

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