Jimmy Emmons of Leedey, Okla., not only a state, but national and international leader in the Soil Health movement, is joining the Oklahoma Conservation Commission as its Soil Health Mentoring Coordinator.

Oklahoma has received a grant from General Mills, who is looking to expand conservation efforts and wanted to participate with the Oklahoma Soil Health Team and North Central Oklahoma Conservation Districts. Emmons will lead those efforts in Oklahoma.

“This project is funded by General Mills and OCC and is focused in four counties in North Central Oklahoma,” Emmons said. “We will be working with and through the Conservation Districts in those counties to find willing producers to become local mentors for producers that want to improve their land and operations through a soil health systems approach.”

Emmons said the project will be providing education and resources to help producers understand how to improve water infiltration, water holding capacity, carbon storage, and better grazing systems to add profitability to their operations.

“We will provide mentors and educational courses to show how to get to the next level of understanding the system of soil function,” Emmons said.