These technical notes, fact sheets, and conservation planning, design and implementation and evaluation and monitoring activities were developed by NRCS specifically for soil health management on pastureland.
Technical Notes
TN 470-SH-06 Soil Health in Temperate Silvopasture Systems Technical Note
This technical note summarizes the soil health benefits of the silvopasture agroforestry practice.
TN 470-SH-12 Determining and Managing for Soil Health in Pasture
This technical note outlines how to determine and manage for soil health in pasture.
TN 470-SH-15 Pastureland Soil Health - Soil Organism Habitat Loss or Degradation
This technical note provides an overview of soil organisms and their connection with pastureland as a habitat. This document also discusses resource concerns associated with habitat degradation, mitigation strategies, and NRCS conservation practices to reduce habitat degradation and loss.
TN 470-SH-09 Cover Crop and Crop Aftermath Grazing Technical Note
This technical note provides tools to help with managing grazing of cover crops and crop aftermath, to achieve the desired resource and/or management goals, and to prevent negative outcomes due to overutilization.
Fact Sheets
Your Regenerative Agriculture Journey: Soil Health on Range and Pasture
Soil Health Testing: Conservation Evaluation and Monitoring Activity (CEMA 216)
Regenerative Pilot Program - How to Choose a Soil Health Testing Laboratory
Unlock the Secrets in Soil - Basics & Benefits
Unlock the Secrets in the Soil - Principles for High Functioning Soils
Unlock Your Farm's Potential - Dig a Little, Learn a Lot
Unlock Your Farm's Potential - Discover the Cover
Unlock Your Farm's Potential - Do Not Disturb
EQIP CPAs, DIAs, and CEMAs
Conservation Planning Activities (CPAs)
CPA 116 Soil Health Management Plan 10-2024 (858.28 KB)
Design and Implementation Activities (DIAs)
DIA 162 Soil Health Management System Design 10-2024 (247.94 KB)
Conservation Evaluation and Monitoring Activities (CEMAs)
CEMA 204 Adaptive Management for Soil Health 10-2024 (817.06 KB)
FY25 CEMA 222 Indigenous Stewardship Methods Evaluation - link coming soon