§ 151-l. Definitions. As used in this article: 1. “Soil health” means soils that have the continuing capacity to function as a vital, living ecosystem that sustains plants, animals, and humans. The benefits of healthy soil include: supporting the production of food, feed, fiber, and fuel; facilitating infiltration, storage and filtration of water and protecting […]
§ 151-m. Soil health initiative. 1. The department, in cooperation with the state soil and water conservation committee, and other partners working on soil health shall encourage agricultural producers in urban, suburban and rural communities to improve and maintain the health of farm soils by: managing and optimizing soil health to mitigate and adapt to […]
§ 151-n. Climate resilient farming initiative. 1. The department, in cooperation with the state soil and water conservation committee, and other partners working on climate resilient farming shall encourage agricultural producers in urban, suburban and rural communities to reduce the effects of farming on climate change, such as greenhouse gas emissions, and adapt to and […]
§ 151-o. Soil health research. The commissioner shall make available practical information from soil health research to agricultural producers in urban, suburban and rural communities with goals to: continue accelerating the percentage of farmers who actively utilize best management practices to foster soil health and resiliency; and, promote scientific understanding of soil health and carbon […]
