Soil Quality - USDA

Soil QualityTest Kit GuideUnited StatesDepartment ofAgricultureAgriculturalResearch ServiceNatural ResourcesConservation ServiceSoil Quality InstituteJuly 2001 Trade names are used solely to provide specific information. Mention of a trade name does not consti-tute a guarantee of the product by the Department of Agriculture nor does it imply endorsementby the Department or the Natural Resources Conservation Service over comparable products that arenot Department of Agriculture ( usda ) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities onthe basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orienta-tion, or marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.)

give the general trend or direction of soil quality--whether current management systems are main-taining, enhancing, or degrading the soil. Proper use of the kit and interpretation of results depends on how well the indicators are understood with respect to the land use and environmental goals. There are two fundamental ways to assess soil quality:

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