NRSC representative Myles Elsen reminds local farmers about the five key principles of soil health: a medium to grow crops, a water supply regulator, provides habitat for organisms, functions as a natural recycling system and is an engineering medium for buildings.
Dan Blair, NRCS representative, displays the effects a heavy rainfall can have on five different soil samples from Deer Run Dairy in NW Wisconsin. He demonstrates where the water travels once it hits the samples.
