CEMA 216 Soil Health Testing Qualified Individuals (QI) Informational Session - Georgia NRCS (Virtual Meeting)
NRCS’s 2025 Regenerative Pilot Program invests $700M in regenerative agriculture and requires CEMA 216 Soil Health Testing by a Qualified Individual. Eligible ag/soil professionals can serve as QIs. Join the CEMA 216 info session on Aug 18, 2026 at 1–2 PM EST.
Registration
Email Kendric.Holder@usda.gov for MS-Teams Meeting ID and Passcode.
Farmers who participate in the RPP are required to track conservation outcomes in accordance with Conservation Evaluation and Monitoring Activity (CEMA) 216 Soil Health Testing. CEMA 216 Soil Health Testing provides financial support for specific soil health indicators to be evaluated using specific testing methods and requires that a Qualified Individual (QI) facilitates the process. If you are a Technical Service Provider, Certified Crop Advisor, Certified Professional Agronomist, Certified Professional Soil Scientist, Associate Professional Soil Scientist, or possess an Associate’s degree or higher in agriculture or soil science with at least two years of experience collecting soil for laboratory analysis, you may serve as a QI to deliver services to fulfill CEMA 216 requirements.
Prior the webinar, you can visit the Resources for CEMA 216 Qualified Individuals (QI) section of the Georgia Electronic Field Office Technical Guide and view the specific fact sheet, standards, activity sheets and other documents pertaining to CEMA 216.
In addition to attending this webinar, you can voluntarily submit your information to be listed among the QIs performing CEMA 216 related services here.
Check back here for any updates that are released in lead up to the webinar.