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Resolution supports the “International Year of Soils”

Indiana Senator and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee Joe Donnelly has introduced a resolution supporting the “International Year of Soils.”  The resolution would also support locally-led soil and water conservation efforts.

“Local leaders in communities across the country are working hard to keep our soils and waters clean,” he says.  “Their work is vital to both the agriculture industry and our environment.  I am proud to introduce this resolution to honor their work.”

The resolution recognizes the important role soils play in agricultural production, food security, and essential ecosystem functions as well as highlights the work local leaders are doing to preserve and improve soil health.

It also recognizes that 2015 is the 80^th anniversary of the signing of the Soil Conservation Act of 1935.