Growing for Kane program launches soil‑health study and highlights drone seeding pilot

Aug 22, 2025

Program staff described a soil‑health impact assessment that will sample 5–10 commodity crop farms and produce a business-case report by March; the committee also heard a demonstration of drone seeding and a cover‑crop workshop and discussed limitations for specialty growers and licensing requirements for drone services.

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Staff for the Growing for Kane program updated the committee on two projects: a soil‑health impact assessment that will pair soil testing with business analysis, and a recent field day demonstrating drone seeding and cover‑crop practices.

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