A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and maintain a training program for Natural Resources Conservation Service personnel and third-party providers on the rapidly evolving methodologies, science, and practices of soil health management systems on agricultural land, and for other purposes.

Key Provisions

• Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to create a training program for government agricultural staff and private advisors on new soil health methods.
• Includes online courses and in-person workshops on soil health, offered in every region twice every two years.
• Requires the training to be developed with farming consultants, non-profit groups, universities, and other soil health experts.
• Mandates the training curriculum to cover topics like organic farming, soil biology, diverse crop systems, and supporting new or underserved farmers.
• Requires trained government staff and private advisors to give soil health education materials to farmers.
• Sets aside $10,000,000 to pay for this training program from the government's budget year 2027 through 2032.