UNL researchers advance Soil Health Cycle concept

By Nicole Heldt,

Research Project Coordinator Maharjan Soils Lab, UNL PREEC

Inspired by an extension event survey comment, Dr. Bijesh Maharjan, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research, Extension, and Education Center, conceptualized the soil health cycle (SHC) as an iterative soil health management cycle to achieve agricultural sustainability.

“The term 'Soil Health Cycle' was shared by a participant during the 2023 Nebraska Soil Health School event at UNL Haskell Ag Lab in Concord, NE,” Maharjan said. “It was mentioned in an anonymou...