SoilCon 2026!
The Washington Soil Health Initiative is hosting its sixth annual SoilCon meeting! SoilCon brings together speakers from academia, industry, nonprofits, and government agencies to explore current topics in soil health. This year's meetings will center on the theme of Soil Health Successes and Failures, addressing questions like:
• Which practices are improving soil health, and which are not?
• Which soil health indicators are helpful, and which are not?
Thursday February 12, 2026, 8:30am - 12:45pm PT
Online via Zoom Webinar
Sessions include:
Status of the World's Soil Resources and Demystifying Soil Health
David Lobb, University of Manitoba
Long-Term Soil Health Research
Tayler Ulbrich, Kellogg Biological Station LTAR
Surendra Singh, WSU Lind Dryland Research Station
Soil Microbiology
Jean-Michel Ane, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Mallory Choudoir, North Carolina State University
Kirsten Hofmockel, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Soil Health Lightning Talks
Soil health researchers and educators
For more information go to the SoilCon 2026 Website to learn more and to Register for the event.

