Healthy soils are foundational to a robust food system and a thriving environment. Sustainable soil management can also be an important tool in mitigating the effects of climate change, since certain farming practices may have the capacity to pull greenhouse gases from the atmosphere into the soil where they...
The Million Acre Challenge was announced as one of the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) fiscal year 2020-2021 Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) Classic projects. The funding, which totals $710,000, will go toward providing financial and technical assistance to producers participating in the Million Acre Challenge to help...
This past year has seen tremendous growth for the Million Acre Challenge – from the Pasa Soil Health Benchmarking Study to our new website, we have built the team, tools, messaging, and relationships needed to activate the Chesapeake region toward regenerative agriculture.