{"id":163,"date":"2023-12-20T11:51:50","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T19:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/soilhealth-nwrec\/?page_id=163"},"modified":"2025-12-12T15:37:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T23:37:11","slug":"research-soil-to-society","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/soilhealth-nwrec\/home-page\/research-projects\/research-soil-to-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Soil to Society"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left \">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wsu-background-slider wsu-background-slider--effect-fade\" \n\tdata-delay=\"4000\">\n\t \n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-background-slider__slide wsu-slide--active\">\n\t\t\t<img class=\"wsu-background-slider__image\" \n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2703\/2023\/12\/IMG_2607-1-scaled.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2703\/2023\/12\/IMG_2607-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, 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13%\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<button class=\"wsu-button-pause-background wsu-background-slider__pause-button\" aria-label=\"Pause Animation\"><\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wsu-overlay wsu-pattern-after wsu-overlay--none wsu-pattern--none\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Funded by a USDA Agricultural and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Sustainable Agricultural Systems (SAS) grant, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soiltosociety.org\/\">Soil to Society project<\/a> brings together crop and soil scientists, plant breeders, food scientists and engineers, population health specialists, nutrition scientists, and economists to create more nutritious, affordable, and accessible whole grain foods grown in sustainable agricultural systems. 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