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Soil provides nutrients for plant growth, absorb and hold rain water to use during dryer periods, filter and buffer potential pollutants from farm fields, act as the foundation for agricultural activities and habitat for soil microbes creating symbiotic ecosystem to keep the ecosystem running smoothly.

Soil as an ecosystem; regulate water, sustain plant and animal life, filter and buffer potential pollutants by microbes and minerals, cycling nutrients, medium for plant growth…

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WHAT IS A SOIL QUALITY CARD?

  • A soil quality card is a simple, non-technical method to assess soil quality in the field.
  • It uses sensible, farm level indicators and descriptions that qualitatively measure soil quality.
  • It allows soil quality to be assessed without the use of technical or laboratory equipment.
  • It is a tool to raise awareness of soil quality and increase the working knowledge of soil.

WHY SHOULD I USE A SOIL QUALITY CARD?

  • Assessing soil quality is important to the development, performance and evaluation of sustainable land and soil management systems.
  • Regular (every 1 to 5 years) use allows assessment of current soil quality conditions, records changes in soil quality over time, identifies potential problem areas, and provides a measure of soil quality to compare fields and management practices.
  • The soil quality card can be used to make informed management decisions.