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Soil Health Institute Action Plan Event
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5/18/17 9:00 am to 5/1/17 10:00 am EDT
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Location: National Press CLub
429 14th St. NW, 13th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20045
Contact: Byron Rath
Event Description
Agricultural and conservation leaders indicate soil health must emerge as the cornerstone of land use management decisions throughout the world during the 21st century, in part, due to increased extreme weather events, increased demand for food to sustain a growing population, and the decrease in arable farmland. Enhancing soil health allows us to improve water quality, increase drought resilience, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve farm economies, provide pollinator habitat, and better positions us to feed the nine billion people expected by 2050.