healthy soil

Lance Cheung/USDA

September 28, 2023

The IRA Made Huge Climate Investments in Rural Areas. Now, the Food and Farm Bill Must Maintain Them.

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

LANCE CHEUNG/USDA

August 2, 2022

Why I Have Renewed Hope for Climate Action on Farms

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

farmer in the field

Lance Cheung/USDA

December 21, 2021

Four Pieces of 2021 Progress on Agriculture and Climate Change Worth Celebrating

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

NRCS/SWCS photo by Lynn Betts

May 13, 2021

Why “Infrastructure” Includes the Ground Beneath Our Feet

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

Crop field with runoff

February 25, 2021

To Save Its Soil and Clean Up Its Water, Iowa Needs to Act Fast(er)

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

Billy Metcalf Photography/Flickr

June 29, 2020

Reviving the Gulf Dead Zone Is Worth it: Our New Report Shows the Benefits of Action

Rebecca Boehm
Former Contributor

USDA Photo by Lance Cheung/Flickr

December 18, 2019

Farm State Voters See Soil as a Solution to Agriculture’s Woes

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

Jenn Vargas/Flickr

November 26, 2019

Reasons to Be Thankful—8 Food and Farm “Good News” Stories

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

Joseph Sohm/Shutterstock

October 11, 2019

As Presidential Candidates Prepare for Ohio Debate, Farmers Need a New Vision

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

Toronto Film Festival

May 8, 2019

Healthy Soil, Coming to a Theater Near You: 5 Lessons from “The Biggest Little Farm”

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

Before switching to no-till, farmer Gary Hula described the soil as having the consistency of flour. Just four years later and the structure and moisture in the soil is undeniable. Photo courtesy USDA/Flickr

April 8, 2019

Farmers Are Excited About Soil Health. That’s Good News for All of Us.

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

Photo: NRCS Soil Health/CC BY 2.0 (Flickr)

December 5, 2018

Let’s Celebrate Soil! New Science and Stories for World Soils Day

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium

August 3, 2017

Dead Zone 2017: Even Worse than Predicted (and That's an Understatement)

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

January 29, 2016

Dear Future President: Be a Hero—Replace Perennial Problems with Perennial Solutions

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

January 20, 2016

In the Dietary Guidelines for Soil, Pass the Carbon, S'il vous plaît

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor