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Workbook developed by
Eva Stricker, PhD, and Linden Schneider, MS
Based on presentations by
New Mexico Cooperative Extension Service,
led by John Idowu, PhD
Contributors include
John Idowu, PhD, Robert Flynn, PhD, Rajan Ghimire, PhD
Extension Plant Sciences, New Mexico State University
Kevin Branum, MS
EAS-Enchanted Agromanagement Solutions, LLC
Jim Armendariz, Steve Kadas, Dan Bloedel
Natural Resources Conservation Service New Mexico
Mary Lucero, PhD
End-O-Fite Enterprises, LLC
Christina Allday-Bondy, MPAf
NM Healthy Soils Working Group
Ken Scheffe, MS, Linda Scheffe, PhD
New Mexico Association of Conservation Districts
Acknowledgments
Document was reviewed by Lucas Chavez, Esquibel
Brothers Ranch. Extension presentation assistant was
Mohammed Omer, Assistant Research Scientist,
Extension Plant Sciences, NMSU. Isabelle Jenniches
assisted with obtaining funding.
Funding support provided by
USDA NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants
New Mexico Department of Agriculture’s
Healthy Soil Program
Thornburg Foundation
Turner Foundation
Dedicated to Ken Scheffe
We thank you for your dedication to soil health and
we miss you.
Layout and design
www.nicktramontina.com
Cover
Soil profile at the Jornada Long Term Ecological
Research Site, Las Cruces, New Mexico, by
Eva Stricker, Quivira Coalition, 2017
First edition
2021
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