PRESS RELEASE: Grassroots efforts, bipartisan cooperation create Montana Soil Health Week

PRESS RELEASE: Grassroots efforts, bipartisan cooperation create Montana Soil Health Week

Northern Plains leaders elevate soil stewardship HELENA, Mont. – A new resolution was signed into law on May 12 that will designate the first week of April as...
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Digging deep to strengthen Montana’s soil health

Digging deep to strengthen Montana’s soil health

On a frozen Montana evening in mid-December a few dozen individuals gathered around a virtual “fireside chat” with the aim of digging deeper and...
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SJ 9: Montana Soil Health Day and Week

SJ 9: Montana Soil Health Day and Week

SJ 9 is a joint resolution introduced at the 2023 Montana Legislature that would designate the first week of April as “Montana Soil Health Week” and the Wednesday of that week as “Montana Soil Health Day”. The resolution intends to raise awareness of the importance of soil health, celebrate Montana’s agricultural producers, uplift Montana’s culture and legacy as an agricultural state, and promote the stewardship of Montana’s soils.

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PRESS RELEASE: Montana soil advocates collaborate on statewide report

PRESS RELEASE: Montana soil advocates collaborate on statewide report

Agencies, organizations, and producers analyze economic, conservation benefits of improved soil quality BILLINGS, Mont. - From September 2021 through July 2022, a coalition of...
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What the Inflation Reduction Act could mean for soil health

What the Inflation Reduction Act could mean for soil health

The federal Inflation Reduction Act passed in August amid skyrocketing fuel and fertilizer prices as well as recent climate-fueled weather events including record-setting heat...
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Big Sandy: Quinn Farm, 2022

Big Sandy: Quinn Farm, 2022

The second soil health event of 2022 was held in early July at the Quinn Farm in Big Sandy, which will serve as a...
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Montanans Learn About Healthy Agriculture with Soil Crawls

Montanans Learn About Healthy Agriculture with Soil Crawls

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PRESS RELEASE: Regenerative ag, drought resistance practices to be featured at Big Sandy soil health event

PRESS RELEASE: Regenerative ag, drought resistance practices to be featured at Big Sandy soil health event

BIG SANDY, Mont. - Northern Plains Resource Council is working to promote soil stewardship by presenting innovative growing and land management practices that increase...
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Big Timber: B Bar Ranch and Living Soil Farm, 2022

Big Timber: B Bar Ranch and Living Soil Farm, 2022

Our first Soil Crawl of 2022 was held in mid-June at Living Soil Farm near Big Timber on the heels of the recent flooding...
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PRESS RELEASE: Big Timber soil health event to showcase regenerative agriculture and gardening practices

PRESS RELEASE: Big Timber soil health event to showcase regenerative agriculture and gardening practices

BIG TIMBER, Mont. - Northern Plains Resource Council is working to promote soil stewardship by presenting innovative agricultural methods that increase the sustainability and...
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Conrad: Graham Ranch, 2021

Conrad: Graham Ranch, 2021

After a long pandemic-induced hiatus, Northern Plains hosted its first Soil Crawl of 2021 at the Graham Ranch, just west of Conrad. Unfazed by...
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Helena: XX Bar Farm and Ranch, 2021

Helena: XX Bar Farm and Ranch, 2021

On a beautiful, late summer afternoon in the Helena Valley, Tim Dusenberry – the owner and operator of XX Bar Farm & Ranch –...
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