Scientifically-grounded, farmer-engaged strategies to build soil health.
The Soil Health Alliance for Research and Engagement (SHARE) brings together scientists, farmers, and advocacy partners to advance practical, profitable soil health solutions through research and outreach in the Upper Midwest and beyond.
Our hypothesis—backed by extensive data we’ve gathered during the last four years—is that greater diversity in crops, livestock, and people in the Corn Belt farming community will improve risk management options, resilience, and profitability.
Lauren Asprooth is a part of this collaborative
effort focused on soil health research and outreach. Our goal is to investigate and promote profitable, community-supporting, and practical strategies to building agricultural soil health in Wisconsin and beyond.
PROGRAM MISSION
At SHARE, we lead interdisciplinary, farmer-engaged research and outreach that supports resilient agricultural landscapes. By investigating and promoting practical, profitable, and community-supporting strategies for building soil health, SHARE addresses critical challenges including climate variability, soil erosion and compaction, nutrient loss, water pollution, biodiversity decline, and the long-term economic and social sustainability of agriculture.
Through outcome-oriented research and collaborative outreach, SHARE works to accelerate innovation and adoption of soil health practices across agricultural systems and scales of production in Wisconsin and beyond.