Mastering Soil Health: Understand What Makes Soil Good or Bad for Your Crops

What Will You Learn?

• By completing this course, you will gain the ability to:
• Define soil health and understand its biological, chemical, and physical components
• Identify attributes of healthy vs. unhealthy soil
• Understand how soil health affects root development, nutrient uptake, water availability, and overall crop yield
• Recognize the living and non-living components of the soil ecosystem and their roles
• Detect common soil problems such as erosion, compaction, low pH, and salinity
• Interpret essential soil test results (NPK, micronutrients, pH, organic matter, CEC, salinity)
• Make better management decisions using soil analysis
• Improve soil fertility, microbial activity, and long-term productivity