Build Your Soil Brain
"To be a successful farmer one must first know the nature of the soil."
Xenophon
The basics of understanding soil characteristics and how soil functions involve three foundations: soil chemistry, soil biology and soil physics. These three major components of soil don't operate independently. Their individual influences alter the others and alter the way soil functions as a whole.
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Soil science is advancing at a breakneck pace, but there are still volumes we don't know about soil. Learn what we do know through the following sections that are all about soil.
Soil Topics
Soils are having their day in the limelight. Gain some insight into the complexity of soils from this topic list below.
Learn what organisms are in the soil and what roles they play in soil health.
Soil chemistry is complex. Learn the basics here.
Good soil structure makes it all work.
Is your soil healthy? Learn what healthy soil looks and acts like.