Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE SOIL HEALTH INSTITUTE WILL BE THE PRIMARY RESOURCE FOR SOIL HEALTH INFORMATION AND RESEARCH. ITS OUTCOMES WILL YIELD HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE SOILS TO SERVE AS THE FOUNDATION FOR SOCIETY, BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITABILITY OF AGRICULTURE.
SAFEGUARD & ENHANCE THE VITALITY & PRODUCTIVITY OF SOIL THROUGH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH & ADVANCEMENT.
SEVERAL DIFFERENT MEASURES OF SOIL HEALTH ARE CURRENTLY USED, BUT A UNIFORM, WIDELY-ACCEPTED SOIL HEALTH EVALUATION PROGRAM HAS YET TO BE DEVELOPED. SHI IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING A WIDELY-APPLICABLE SOIL HEALTH EVALUATION PROGRAM BY ASSESSING 31 SOIL HEALTH MEASUREMENTS AT 124 LONG-TERM AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SITES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND MEXICO. THIS IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE, STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT OF SOIL HEALTH MEASUREMENTS KNOWN TO EXIST. BY FALL OF 2020, SHI WILL BE ABLE TO RECOMMEND THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEASUREMENTS FOR FARMERS, SCIENTISTS, FIELD CONSERVATIONISTS, AND OTHERS TO EVALUATE THE HEALTH OF THEIR SOILS.
ASSESSING THE ECONOMICS OF SOIL HEALTH SYSTEMS COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS AT 124 RESEARCH SITES AND 125 FARMS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA. EVALUATING IMPACT OF SOIL HEALTH MANAGEMENT ON ECONOMIC RISK AND YIELD STABILITY ACROSS NORTH AMERICA.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT- DEVELOPING A DECISION SUPPORT TOOL FOR FARMERS THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO SELECT THEIR MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO ACHIEVE A TARGETED INCREASE IN AVAILABLE WATER HOLDING CAPACITY AND THEREFORE DROUGHT RESILIENCE IN THEIR SOILS. THE TOOL WILL BE COMPLETED AND FIELD-VALIDATED IN 2020.- HOSTED AND ORGANIZED A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE TO EXPLORE THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SOIL HEALTH AND HUMAN HEALTH. IDENTIFIED 10 PRIORITIES, AS DESCRIBED IN THE CONFERENCE REPORT.- DEVELOPED THE SOIL HEALTH RESEARCH LANDSCAPE TOOL, AN ON-LINE DATABASE OF OVER 13,000 SOIL HEALTH REFERENCES FROM SCIENTIFIC AND POPULAR PRESS ARTICLES. PROVIDING ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP TO THE NEW ECOSYSTEM SERVICES MARKET CONSORTIUM LLC, WITH THE GOAL TO LAUNCH A FULLY FUNCTIONING NATIONAL SCALE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES MARKET CONCEIVED AND DESIGNED TO SELL BOTH CARBON AND WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY CREDITS FOR THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR BY 2022. ASSESSING THE IMPACTS OF SOIL HEALTH PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION ON CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND DROUGHT RESILIENCE IN SOILS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA.- EVALUATING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SOIL HEALTH AND WATER QUALITY IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Charles Wayne Honeycutt | PRESIDENT/CEO | 40 | $324,520 |
| Christine Morgan | CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER | 40 | $258,741 |
| Sheldon R Jones | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 40 | $234,344 |
| Wesley Wood | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Steven Rhines | FOUNDING MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Neal P Martin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jason Weller | BOARD CHAIR (AS OF 12/2/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Greg Ruehle | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jay Vroom | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Moyer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lara Beal Moody Pe | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| V Larkin Martin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Klaas Martens | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew W Lavigne | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bruce I Knight | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Diana Jerkins | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Shari Rogge-Fidler | FOUNDING MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Clare Lindahl | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Earl Garber | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Foster | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| William G Flory | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Constance Cullman | AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| William Buckner | BOARD CHAIR (THRU 12/2/19) | 3 | $0 |
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