Conservation tillage offers opportunities for soil quality improvements. Sustainable production depends on developing and maintaining a high quality soil. However, producers have no quick and easy way to evaluate soil quality/soil productivity. This project aims to develop a reasonable soil/quality/soil productivity index that can be used on routine soil samples, make producers aware of soil quality and how it influences productivity and sustainability, and encourage adoption of practices that will increase the soil quality index over time.
Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, Extension agents