Before switching to no-till, farmer Gary Hula described the soil as having the consistency of flour. Just four years later and the structure and moisture in the soil is undeniable. Photo courtesy USDA/Flickr April 8, 2019 Farmers Are Excited About Soil Health. That’s Good News for All of Us. Karen Perry Stillerman Sr. Strategist and Sr. Analyst, Food & Environment Program
Preston Keres/USDA November 14, 2018 7 Questions the Senate Should Ask Trump’s New USDA Chief Scientist Nominee Karen Perry Stillerman Sr. Strategist and Sr. Analyst, Food & Environment Program
Photo: USDA/Ron Nichols March 29, 2018 Regenerative Farming Trailblazers: How Reintegrating Livestock and Restoring Soils Can Lead to More Resilient Farms Marcia DeLonge Research Director and Sr. Scientist, Food and Environment
Ron Nichols/USDA NRCS October 3, 2017 Congress Could Help Farmers, Prevent Pollution, and Reduce Flood and Drought Damage. Will They? Karen Perry Stillerman Sr. Strategist and Sr. Analyst, Food & Environment Program
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium August 3, 2017 Dead Zone 2017: Even Worse than Predicted (and That's an Understatement) Karen Perry Stillerman Sr. Strategist and Sr. Analyst, Food & Environment Program
Ivette Perfecto and John Vandermeer in a shaded coffee farm in Chiapas, Mexico. They use diverse shaded coffee as a model system to study ecological complexity and its implications for farm management and biodiversity conservation. August 2, 2017 Agroecology to the Rescue: 7 Ways Ecologists are Working Toward Healthier Food Systems Marcia DeLonge Research Director and Sr. Scientist, Food and Environment
Jeff Vanuga/USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service April 19, 2017 Farmers to Trump: Don’t Walk Away from Climate Action Karen Perry Stillerman Sr. Strategist and Sr. Analyst, Food & Environment Program
April 25, 2016 Corn Belt Farmers Managing Weather-Related Risks Through Greater Soil Stewardship UCS Science Network