Search Results for keywords:"soil health"

Search Results: keywords:"soil health"

H. R. 8277 — To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the effects of solar panel installations on covered farmland, and for other purposes.
May 07, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:724
H.R. 8277, titled the “Preserving America’s Farmland Act,” directs the Secretary of Agriculture to study the effects of solar panel installations on farmland that is actively used for agriculture. The study will analyze economic impacts, effects on soil health, water...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to check how putting solar panels on farms affects things like money, soil, water, and animals, and then write a report about it. The Secretary of Agriculture needs to talk with farmers and others to learn more and share the results with everyone.
H. R. 5951 — To require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and maintain a training program for Department of Agriculture personnel and third-party providers on the rapidly evolving methodologies, science, and practices of biological soil health management systems on agricultural land, and for other purposes.
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October 25, 2023
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,803
H.R. 5951, also called the "Soil Conservation and Regeneration Education Act of 2023," aims to enhance training for the USDA personnel and third-party providers in biological soil health management. It mandates the development of a training program that includes online and...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 5951 is a plan to teach people who work with farms new and better ways to take care of soil so that plants can grow healthier. The plan has $10 million to help set up classes and workshops to share these ideas with farmers and others over the next five years.
H. R. 7076 — To promote innovative practices for soil health through USDA conservation programs, and for other purposes.
January 25, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:3,168
The bill H.R. 7076 aims to promote innovative practices for soil health through USDA conservation programs. It makes amendments to the Food Security Act of 1985 by adding measures for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing the focus on resource concerns like soil...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to help farmers use new ways to keep the soil healthy by working with a group called the USDA. It also plans to build special places where experts can learn and share more about taking care of trees and other plants on farms.
H. R. 7391 — To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a study and research and demonstration on agrivoltaic systems and to issue guidance on best practices for protection of soil health and productivity during the siting, construction, operation, and decommissioning of solar energy systems on agricultural land.
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February 15, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,908
H.R. 7391 is a bill that mandates the Secretary of Agriculture to research and demonstrate the use of agrivoltaic systems, which combine solar energy production with agriculture on the same land. It aims to protect soil health during the installation and operation of these...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 7391 is a plan for scientists to learn how to put both farms and solar panels on the same land without hurting the soil, by trying new ideas and sharing what they find, with a special money fund to help them do it over many years.
S. 3623 — To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to include as a high-priority research and extension area research on microplastics in land-applied biosolids on farmland, and for other purposes.
January 18, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:538
S. 3623, known as the “Research for Healthy Soils Act,” proposes amendments to the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990. The bill adds research on microplastics in land-applied biosolids on farmland as a high-priority research area. It allows funding for...
Simple Explanation
The Research for Healthy Soils Act wants scientists to study tiny plastic bits called microplastics that end up on farms, helping them to learn how these tiny plastics might affect the soil and plants. This study will help them find ways to keep the soil healthy and grow better food until the year 2028.

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