HHS Secretary Kennedy Stresses Importance of Soil Health

MCKENZIE, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Gov. Kelly Armstrong participated in a roundtable discussion with U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., stressing the importance of soil health to agriculture and the future of Americans’ health and well-being. U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer hosted Kennedy at Black Leg Ranch near McKenzie for a discussion on regenerative agriculture with Armstrong, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, U.S. Sen. John Hoeven, U.S. Rep. Julie Fedorchak, state Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring, farmers and ranchers, and others. Armstrong highlighted last January’s launch of the Governor’s Legacy Soil Health and Habitat Program, a voluntary working lands program that incentivizes North Dakota farmers to strengthen cropland productivity and resilience with perennial grass cover, while improving soil health and water retention and creating wildlife habitat and access for hunters. A partnership between the state Game and Fish Department and the