Welcome to the FLOURISH project!

FLOURISH: Farmers Leading Our United Revolution in Soil Health

Palouse Conservation District, located in Pullman, WA, is working with crop producers and conservation partners in the Inland Pacific Northwest to demonstrate farming practices that build soil health and increase the resilience of dryland cropping systems. This project will support the widespread adoption of soil health management systems by creating a farmer-led group that demonstrates cover crops and livestock integration on a regional scale and disseminates findings to
peers, agricultural professionals, and the public.

  • • Work with 27 producers in ID, OR, and WA to implement soil health management systems.

    • Evaluate soil health properties, economic cost-benefits, and social impacts.

    • Encourage practice adoption through peer networking.

  • Participants choose one treatment for a demonstration on their farm:

    • Green fallow

    • Green fallow with livestock integration

    • Interseeded cover crop

    • Interseeded cover crop with livestock integration

  • • Soil health management plans and incentive payments for 24 producers in ID, OR, and WA

    • Chemical, physical, and biological soil health data

    • Case studies of economic and financial results, including challenges and successes of adoption

    • A producer network to sustain soil health management strategies

    • Field days, annual FLOURISH symposium, and seminars to present project results