Frequently asked questions.

Producers submit detailed questions about their soil challenges through our Ask page. Our team of expert agronomists reviews each question and provides science-based recommendations tailored to your specific conditions. Once answered, questions are published in our Field Answers where others can search and learn from similar situations.

Public educational content, funding reminders, and question submission stay open to everyone. Your first soil assessment report is free, then reports cost $9 for one or $29 for five. My Farm begins with a card-backed 30-day free trial, then costs $9 per month or $90 per year, with every assessment report included while active. My Farm Plus is $29 per month or $290 per year for high-volume sampling work within the same farm operation. QIs and advisers use a separate practitioner workspace for multi-client CEMA work. After membership ends, existing My Farm records remain available in read-only form.

My Farm is a private soil-health decision workspace for keeping your questions, assessment reports, seasonal soil trends, cover-crop plans, action reminders, saved knowledge, and funding opportunities together. You can export your records or share a private, view-only farm summary with an adviser, then turn off access whenever you want. The public exchange stays open to everyone.

No. Enter your email on the My Farm page and use the secure link we send, or choose Google sign-in when available. If you are new, verification creates your free SHE identity automatically; if you are returning, it signs you into the same identity. Creating an account does not start a paid membership. A Qualified Individual may use that identity for a separate practitioner workspace, but client projects, farm-owned records, permissions, entitlements, and billing do not merge with My Farm.

Any agricultural producer can use Soil Health Exchange — from small-scale vegetable growers to large commodity crop operations. Whether you're farming 5 acres or 5,000 acres, our team is here to help you improve your soil health.