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.

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

27 out of 50 U.S. States

enacted Soil Health Programs as of Feb 10, 2024

Impacts 500 Million Acres of Farmland

These 27 states include 51% 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

9 States

Empowered State Agencies to Create Soil Health Programs

ArizonaNew JerseyMinnesota
LouisianaPennsylvaniaNew Mexico
New HampshireSouth DakotaWest Virginia

 All 27 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

The Team

Meet our Team of Advocates

Steven K

Lead Healthy Soils Advocate

Isabelle J

New Mexico Policy Advocate

Calla Rose O

Consulting Partner