Episode 183. Demystifying Soil Health Indicators and Tests

In this episode of Voices from the Field, Mike Morris, NCAT’s Southwest Regional Director, talks with Dr. Barbara Bellows about her new ATTRA publication, Soil Health Indicators and Tests.

Recent years have seen an explosion of new soil health tests, measuring a wide variety of indicators that depend on the activity of soil microorganisms.

Dr. Bellows is a soil scientist with the Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research at Tarleton State University. In this podcast, she explains how more than a dozen soil health test procedures actually work and offers practical advice on choosing a test that will meet your needs.

Recursos relacionados de ATTRA:

Indicadores y pruebas de salud del suelo

Inoculantes microbianos

Manejo de los suelos para el agua: cómo cinco principios de salud del suelo favorecen la infiltración y el almacenamiento de agua

Salud del suelo y ganadería: Recursos de ATTRA

Cómo crear suelos de pastizal saludables

Livestock As a Tool: Improving Soil Health, Boosting Crops

La prueba de suelo de Haney

The PLFA Soil Test

Otros recursos:

Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research

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