Soil Health Certification

[Mike Brown]

Have any State Conservation Agencies developed soil health training modules, soil health certifications, or soil health standards for conservation district programs or personnel?

[Kent Zimmerman]

Nebraska has not.

[Brent Dykes]

Georgia – NO

[Kevin Erb]

In the Upper Midwest, the Conservation Professional Training Program (CPTP) has developed a live “Introduction to Healthy Soils” course and is in the process of moving it to a hybrid delivery (online plus a field component). Hybrid courses are also being developed (for both the public sector conservation agencies and for a major private sector agronomy firm) focused on:

* Soil Moisture Management (infiltration/retention)
* Cover Crop Management (in livestock, row crop and seed corn production systems)
* Integrating Best Management Practices into building soil health.

We anticipate all four being available later this summer, and will be looking for state-level partners to assist with deployment

Kevin Erb
University of Wisconsin-Extension
Conservation Professional Training Program
kevin.erb@uwex.edu

[Robert Toole]

Oklahoma is developing soil health training modules for district employees and NRCS field staff.

[Doug Thomas]

Minnesota does not have any state intiated soil heatlh training and/or certification efforts. The NRCS is proposing local soil health teams but it has not gotten off the ground in any real way.

[Louise Lawrence]

MD-No

[Cindy Lair]

We have not done any such thing in Colorado but it sounds like a great idea!

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