Getting To The Root Of The Problem

Jay Fuhrer of the Natural Resources Conservation Service office in Bismarck, N.D., discusses “poor soil health” issues on Tuesday with the audience at the Virginia No-Till Alliance winter conference in Harrisonburg. (Photos by Michael Reilly / DN-R)

Jay Fuhrer of the Natural Resources Conservation Service office in Bismarck, N.D., says soil can’t be rescued until farmers stop “treating the symptoms” and look to the root causes of poor soil health.