Farmers for soil health (FSH) is an initiative to scale up climatechange mitigation and resilient, high yield production of commodity rowcrops in the U.S.

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $1 million cooperative agreement to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation on June 30, 2022 to support the Farmers for Soil Health initiative through June 1, 2025. The award is being administered under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA #10.902 program, which aims to provide conservation technical assistance to private landowners and organizations.

Through subawards, the funding will support cover crop education, outreach and training programs delivered by the University of Missouri, Michigan Corn Growers Association, Iowa Soybean Association, and Soil Health Institute across 20 states. Specifically, the subrecipients will provide cover crop publications and videos, hands-on farmer education in Michigan, technical assistance through agricultural retailers in Iowa reaching over 20,000 farmers, and a 15-month national soil health training program. The training program will elevate existing state-level research and education to provide regional support tailored to local technical assistance needs.