Texas farmers who want to transition some of their land from conventional crops to organics are getting help from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Bob Whitney, a Regents Fellow and extension organic program specialist at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, works with the state s Transition to Organic Partnership Program. .
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An expert panel that will be studying the links between soil health and human health should consider the impact agricultural production systems have on the nutritional quality of our food.
The new food and farm bill can encourage practices that build healthy soils, which would protect farmers from the weather "whiplash" caused by climate change.