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7/30/2015
Documenting the Economic Benefits of Soil Health Management
Report from Year 1: Scoping and Initial Data
Sarah Mine July 27, 2015 SWCS Annual Conference Sheraton Four Seasons Hotel Greensboro, NC
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We Targeted Soil Health Farmers with Well-Kept Records
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Why Did We Choose to Start with the UMRB?
Photo: USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station. 2015. http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/fmg/nfmg/bl_hardwood/img/upper_mississippi_basin_map.gif
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Thirty-three Producers Were Nominated across 6 states
State SWCD Executive Directors
Producer Associations
Non-governmental Organizations
NRCS State Resource Conservationists & Agronomists
33 Producer
Nominations
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We Selected 4 Soil Health Producers across 3 States
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The Soil Health Producers Capture Important Diversity
Producer 1 Producer 2 Producer 3 Producer 4
Location MO – western IL – northern IA – northern IL – south central
Acreage 385 52 2,000 1,619
Row crops Corn, soybean,
some wheat, CC
seeds (cereal rye)
Corn, soybean Corn, soybean Corn, soybean
% No-till 100 100 100 Soybeans - 100;
Corn – about
every 5 years,
uses manure and
tills ~160 acres
% Cover crops 50 100 35 ~3 (trying out)
Data Before & after CC
data
Before & after CC
data
Before & after CC
data
Before & after NT
data
Livestock Cattle 3 goats No livestock Hogs
Other
distinguisher
Age <40, Third
crop in the
rotation
Limited
Resource/Socially
Disadvantaged
Strip till
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Our Case Studies Will Show Economic & Community Impacts
Case Study Components
Impact on Community
Benefits Challenges Case study
producer’s influence
Economic Comparisons
Before v. after Case study v.
average farmer CC v. non-CC
acres (where possible)
Farm Description Acreage, crop
mix, soil types, climate, etc.
Reasons for no-till & cover crop use
History of no-till & cover crop use
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We Will Use Partial Budgets to Analyze What Changes
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We Will Compare Farmers’ Costs and Yields to Average Data
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Our Next Step is Data Analysis
Begin Scoping
Complete Scoping; Conduct Round 1 Producer Data Collection,
Community Interviews &
Analysis
Conduct Round 2 Producer Data
Collection, Community
Interviews & Analysis
Conduct Round 3 Producer Data
Collection, Community
Interviews & Analysis;
Complete Final Report
2014 2015 2016 2017
Data Analysis, Summer – Fall 2015
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Thank you
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Soil Health Producer Frank Moore in northern Iowa, in front of his no-till drill
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