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Soil Health Benchmark Study
Pasa Sustainable Agriculture
What you can get
Three fully subsidized Cornell Comprehensive Assessment of Soil Health tests (in-kind, no cash grant) • Not a cash grant - a direct in-kind service. Research collaborators receive three fully subsidized soil health tests from the Cornell Soil Health Lab, a detailed benchmark report comparing their soil test outcomes and management practices to peer farms, and connection to a farmer learning community. Running since 2016 with data from 200+ farms and more than 150 farmer research collaborators; partners include the Cornell Soil Health Laboratory, farmOS, Future Harvest / Million Acre Challenge, Maine Farmland Trust, OpenTEAM, Penn State Extension, Rodale Institute, and Stroud Water Research Center.
- Readiness
- Ready to apply
- Who can apply
- producer, Vegetable, pastured livestock, and row crop farmers in the Northeast and Mid Atlantic who agree to participate as farmer research collaborators, sharing field management and soil data in exchange for subsidized testing and benchmarking.
- Coverage
- PA, MD, ME
- Deadline & timing
- Open on a rolling basis as of August 2026 - the program page states 'We're accepting new farmer research collaborators into this study!' No deadline is posted; farmers email researchteam@pasafarming.org to enroll. Note that sampling is seasonal, so enrolling in fall 2026 positions a farm for the next sampling round.
- Eligibility
- Eligible applicants: producer, Vegetable, pastured livestock, and row crop farmers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic who agree to participate as farmer research collaborators, sharing field management and soil data in exchange for subsidized testing and benchmarking..
Last verified Aug 18, 2026. Always confirm current terms and deadlines on the official site before applying.
Plan your next step
Run a quick soil assessment or ask an agronomist how this program fits your fields.