Legislation
SECTION 151-O
Soil health research
Agriculture & Markets (AGM) CHAPTER 69, ARTICLE 11-B
§ 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 sequestration
with various farming practices, including but not limited to no-till,
cover cropping, managed grazing, perennial pasture, and precise
application of added nutrients to achieve nitrous oxide emissions
reduction.
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 sequestration
with various farming practices, including but not limited to no-till,
cover cropping, managed grazing, perennial pasture, and precise
application of added nutrients to achieve nitrous oxide emissions
reduction.