Building on previously funded project, this grant supports efforts to demonstrate and substantiate the importance of preserving farmland in Kane County amidst rising development pressures by fully understanding the benefits and impacts of soil health management systems. A Soil Health Impact Assessment for the county can further its leading goal for Economic Prosperity as stated in its 2040 Plan, to “encourage and promote farming, sustainable agriculture and local food production and their related businesses in Kane County including the production, sale and research agriculturally related goods and services.”