A mission to advance soil health
Land Core is a 501(c)3 organization with a mission to advance soil health policies and programs that create value for farmers, businesses and communities.
We’re building the missing infrastructure and market-based incentives that will make the rapid adoption and scalability of soil health possible.
Why soil health
No soil, no farms, no food.
America is losing 1.7 billion tons of topsoil from croplands every year, windswept and washed away 10 times faster than it is replenished. At this rate, America has an aggregated 60 years of harvests left.
Farmers are struggling harder than ever.
Producers face razor-thin profit margins, uncertain markets, and unprecedented debt. They are also increasingly reliant on much-needed, but costly, taxpayer-funded crop insurance.
Food security is national security.
With degraded land, American farmers, the economy and our food security are at risk. Billions of dollars in lost revenue, millions of lost jobs and all domestic food production are on the line.
Supply chains are at risk.
Supply chains are at risk, threatening the security of countless employees, business owners, investors and insurers across all industries that rely on agriculture.
Programs
Land Core has developed a range of programs that put land and the people who steward it at the center.
Policy
Developing soil-centric policy recommendations that emphasize market-based incentives over regulation and dependence on subsidies, uplifting farmers to do what they do best.
Risk Modeling
Building an actuarially sound, predictive model of the risk-mitigating benefits of soil health, enabling lenders, insurers, and investors to unlock new incentives for farmers.
Education
Educating key stakeholders about the importance of soil health and developing pragmatic, scalable, science-based solutions to support a thriving American agricultural sector.