Understand the three components of soil health
Story Date: 3/31/2016

 

Source: FARM PROGRESS, 3/30/16

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service defines soil health as “The continued capacity of soil to function as a vital living ecosystem that sustains plants, animals and humans.” But what exactly does that mean? Let’s start by looking at the three components of soil: physical, chemical and biological.

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