State Soil Health Policy Map

The US state soil health policy map is a crowd-sourced policy tracker designed to support the growth of healthy soil and related policies by sharing frameworks and lessons learned.

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Why Adopt Soil Health Policy?

Extreme Weather Resilience

Reduce crop loss and soil erosion during floods and drought

Improved Soil Fertility

Builds soil for continued agricultural production for future generations

Support Farmers

Healthier soils require less inputs and lead to healthier working conditions

28 out of 50 U.S. States

enacted Soil Health Programs as of Feb 10, 2024

Impacts 560 Million Acres of Farmland

These 27 states include 64% of U.S. farm acreage

Reaches Over 200 Million People

These 27 states encompass 63% of U.S. population

16 States

Created State Agencies that Guide Soil Health Programs

California	Maine	Minnesota	Oregon
Colorado	Maryland	New Mexico	Texas
Connecticut	Massachusetts	New York	Utah
Illinois	Michigan	Oklahoma	Washington

10 States

Empowered State Agencies to Create Soil Health Programs

Arizona	New Jersey	Minnesota
Louisiana	Pennsylvania	New Mexico
New Hampshire	South Dakota	West Virginia
	Montana

All 28 create or empower state agencies to create soil health programs with incentives for implementation, except:
1.) Hawaii – passed legislation to create program in 2022, then later vetoed
2.) Nebraska – program does not include incentives

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The Team

Meet our Team of Advocates

Steven Keleti

Lead Healthy Soils Advocate

Isabelle Jenniches

New Mexico Policy Advocate

Calla Rose Ostrander

Consulting Partner