Farmers for Soil Health (FSH) is a partnership between the United Soybean Board, National Corn Growers Association and National Pork Board to advance the use of soil health practices – especially cover crops – on corn and soybean farms. The initiative has a goal of doubling the number of corn and soybean acres using cover crops to 30 million acres by 2030. The alliance between USB, NCGA and NPB is farmer-led, farmer-driven and farmer funded to support growers and ensure they have the tools and resources to promote continuous improvement and conservation.
Alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
- 2.4 By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding, and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality.
- 12.2 By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources.
- 15.1 By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains, and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements.
