Celebrating National Soil Health Day 2023 June 23 is National Soil Health Day, when we recognize the importance of the continued capacity of soil to function as a vital living ecosystem that sustains plants, animals, and humans. Healthy soil gives us clean air and water, bountiful crops and forests, productive grazing lands, diverse wildlife, and beautiful landscapes. Please take some time to read the stories below that show how producers are utilizing USDA programs to improve soil health on their operations: - Learn how Wisconsin dairy farmer Jimmy Bloom applied for assistance through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program to develop a pasture and implement a prescribed grazing plan.
- Meet Michael Marchand of Lapa'au Farm in Olinda, Hawaii, who worked with USDA to build a regenerative farming operation that incorporates soil health practices.
- Read about how Nathaniel Rhodes of Rowesville, South Carolina participated in a research program to improve soil health through cover crops.
More stories like this can be found on farmers.gov/blog, where you can meet farmers, producers and landowners who are working to improve their operations with USDA programs. | 
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