I mproving soil health is increasingly recognized by farmers, researchers, policymakers, and agribusiness as a solution to a number of challenges facing agriculture, including rising soil degradation, growing climate change risks, and declining water quality (FAO 2011; Webb et al. 2017; Zimnicki et al. 2020). As a result of this additional focus on soil health, a number of new policy initiatives are being developed to support increased funding and capacity for soil health–related practices. This includes federal policies, through mechanisms such as the farm bill, which designate funding for national conservation programs to address natural resource concerns, of which soil health is one of many (Harrigan and Charney 2019). At present, these programs represent greater than US$6 billion spent annually and are organized into various initiatives such as working lands programs, land retirement, easements, partnerships, and grants (CRS 2019). These dollars are distributed at the state level based on local resource needs and other technical considerations, through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and/or their partner organizations (USDA ERS 2019; USDA NRCS 2020). In addition to federal support for soil health, there are a growing number of statewide initiatives; for example, the Nebraska legislature recently passed a bill to support the creation of a “Healthy Soils Task Force,” a group of agricultural leaders in the state who are developing a roadmap for future soil health–related work in the state (NDA 2019). It is important to more closely consider the implementation of soil health–related programs, particularly at a local level, given increasing interest and investments. Nebraska is the fourth ranking US …

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促进内布拉斯加州自然资源区内的土壤健康

农民、研究人员、政策制定者和农业综合企业越来越认识到，改善土壤健康是应对农业面临的一系列挑战的一种解决方案，包括土壤退化加剧、气候变化风险增加和水质下降（粮农组织 2011；Webb 等人，2017 年） ; Zimnicki 等人，2020 年）。由于对土壤健康的额外关注，正在制定一些新的政策举措，以支持增加与土壤健康相关的实践的资金和能力。这包括联邦政策，通过农业法案等机制，为国家保护计划指定资金以解决自然资源问题，其中土壤健康是众多问题之一（Harrigan 和 Charney 2019）。目前，这些计划每年花费超过 60 亿美元，并被组织成各种计划，例如工作土地计划、土地退休、地役权、合作伙伴关系和赠款（CRS 2019）。这些美元根据当地资源需求和其他技术考虑，通过美国农业部自然资源保护局 (NRCS) 和/或其合作伙伴组织 (USDA ERS ​​2019; USDA NRCS 2020) 在州一级分配。除了联邦对土壤健康的支持之外，还有越来越多的全州倡议；例如，内布拉斯加州立法机构最近通过了一项法案，支持成立“健康土壤工作组”，该工作组由该州的一组农业领导者组成，他们正在为该州未来的土壤健康相关工作制定路线图（NDA 2019） . 鉴于越来越多的兴趣和投资，更密切地考虑实施与土壤健康相关的计划非常重要，尤其是在地方层面。内布拉斯加州是美国排名第四的…