Session: Symposium--Collaborations at the National, Regional and State Levels to Facilitate Transfer of Knowledge: Cover Crops and Soil Health Networks I

Division: ASA Section: Land Management and Conservation

Title: Symposium--Collaborations at the National, Regional and State Levels to Facilitate Transfer of Knowledge: Cover Crops and Soil Health Networks I

Lead Community Sponsor:
Cosponsor: ASA Section: Agronomic Production Systems, ASA Section: Environmental Quality, SSSA Division: Soil and Water Management and Conservation, SSSA Division: Soil Biology and Biochemistry, SSSA Division: Soils and Environmental Quality
Community Cosponsor: Cover Crop Management Community, Soil Health Community, Agricultural Experiment Station Management Community, Semi-arid Dryland Cropping Systems Community
Format: Oral Symposium
Keywords: Collaboration, Cover Crops, Cover Crops Council, Networks, Soil Health, Soil Health Nexus and collaborations

Session Description: Cover crop and soil health collaborations across the U.S. are evolving, establishing strong alliances among local, state, and national entities. Cover crop breeding and cover crop research has increased exponentially over the last five years. Regional interest in cover crop promotion has resulted in the creation of multiple Cover Crop Councils across the U.S.A. Almost in tandem, the soil health movement has begun to result in development of regional and state soil health collaborations bringing together NGOs, GOs and Private entities.