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Soil health action team reports demonstrations, producer survey and grant application
Summary
Larimer County’s soil health team reported demonstration events, producer survey results showing many producers already use soil-health practices, and a pending grant application to fund field days and a multi-year soil-testing research project.
Larimer County staff and partners told commissioners Feb. 10 that soil-health outreach and demonstrations in 2024 drew producer interest and that the county’s soil-health action team is pursuing additional field-days and a research publication pending grant funding.
Heidi Pruis and representatives of the CSU Extension soil-health team summarized last year’s events and survey work, saying producers requested more on-farm demonstrations and public soil-health education.
Why it matters: Soil-health practices affect carbon storage, water use and long-term agricultural resilience. Expanding demonstration and education can help producers…
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