; and (2) offering payments for soil testing to provide producers and the Secretary with information on the soil health and carbon sequestration impacts of conservation activities. . (e) On-Farm conservation stewardship innovation grants Subchapter B of chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839aa–21 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 1240L–2. On-farm conservation stewardship innovation grants (a) Definition of agricultural professional In this section, the term agricultural professional means a university researcher or educator, including an extension agent or specialist, Federal agency field staff, an agricultural consultant, State and local agency staff, Tribal agency staff, a Federally-Recognized Tribes Extension Program agent, and nonprofit organization staff assisting farmers and ranchers at the local level. (b) Grants Using funds made available to carry out this subchapter, the Secretary shall provide competitive grants to carry out on-farm conservation innovation projects on eligible land of program participants for the purpose of stimulating innovative approaches on farms and ranches to leverage Federal investment in conservation stewardship, in conjunction with agricultural production or forest resource management, through the program. (c) Participants The Secretary shall provide grants under this section— (1) directly to agricultural operations, or groups of agricultural operations, participating in the program