Find resources, tools, and events to help you get the most out of participating in the study.
We recommend submitting your records through SurveyStack.
While there are other ways to submit records, this option offers the most guidance on how to report your events from the season and will autofill information to make entering more efficient for you. It also streamlines data processing for us.
Submit your records on SurveyStack
Join us on Monday, April 14th from 3-4:30pm!
This is a great meeting to join if you’re a new participant, and even if you’ve been in the study for a few years, it will likely offer new perspectives or good reminders. Members from the Cornell Soil Health Lab and the Pasa research team will be presenting.
Register here
Your results should be in your email inbox or your mailbox.
Have questions or comments about your results?
Please get in touch with us. Members of the Pasa research team would be happy to talk with you!
Consider reviewing this presentation from last summer with Jason Lilley from University of Maine, who shared his knowledge and experience about these tests with us. Here are the slides.
Read this overview to learn the purpose behind the study, along with the process and requirements for participating.
This study relies on all Farmer Research Collaborators following the same method for sample collection to ensure we are generating trustworthy insights from high-quality data. This Soil Sampling Protocol details how to collect and submit samples to the Cornell Soil Health Laboratory for Pasa’s Soil Health Benchmark Study.
Read the Soil Sampling Protocol (updated 2024).
Remember to fill out your Soil Sampling Notes card and mail it back to Pasa!
Want to help your customers understand the benefits of healthy soil and demonstrate your commitment to environmental stewardship?
We’ve developed three digital marketing toolkits to help you share your collaboration in our Soil Health Benchmark Study with your community online.
We are still accepting 2024 field records. Please send them in as soon as you can.
Here’s a quick overview of the different ways you can submit records.
How to Submit Field Records (pdf)
Please see these examples of how field operations and activities will be transferred to our record keeping methods.
Example Diversified Vegetable Farm Records (pdf)
Example Row Crop Records (pdf)
Example Pastured Livestock Records (pdf)
This option offers the most guidance on how to report your events from the season and will autofill information to make entering more efficient for you. It also streamlines data processing for us. You can access your survey throughout the year by returning to your draft submission to enter new information or by re-submitting at any time.
If you prefer to use electronic or paper worksheets, see the templates below.
All farmers with an email address have a SurveyStack account created for them automatically.
If you are new to the project, please hang tight — we will let you know by email when you’ve been signed up!
Have questions about SurveyStack?
Contact us at researchteam@pasafarming.org or 814.349.9856 x780.
If you prefer to use electronic or paper worksheets, please use these templates:
Worksheet for Vegetable & Livestock Farms (Excel spreadsheet)
Worksheet for Row Crop Farms (Excel spreadsheet)
Printable Worksheet for any farm type (pdf)
When printing choose “fit to page” for best results.
If you would like paper copies of any of these materials sent to you, or if you need a link to the online survey tool, please connect with your project coordinator or reach out to the Research team by emailing researchteam@pasafarming.org or calling 814.349.9856 x780.
Check out Pasa’s upcoming workshops, and keep an eye out for announcements from the Research team about special events for study participants.
Be sure to join us for our annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference February 5–7, 2025 in Lancaster, PA.
FarmOS is a flexible, online record keeping system where you can keep track of all your records throughout the year, and then send us the necessary information at the end of the season.
We can help you set up an account to try out FarmOS for a year free of charge!
Contact the Pasa research team at researchteam@pasafarming.org or 814.349.9856 x780 if you are interested or have any questions.
Pasa's Climate-Smart Farming & Marketing Program offers financial support and technical assistance for implementing resilient practices on your farm.
If you would like paper copies of any of these materials sent to you, or if you need a link to the online survey tool, please connect with your project coordinator.
You can also reach out to the Pasa research team for support: researchteam@pasafarming.org 814.349.9856 x780.
You can also reach out to the Pasa research team for support:
researchteam@pasafarming.org
814.349.9856 x780
