Welcome to the Soil Quality Website

Welcome to the Soil Quality Website - Expected 2018

Using the tools provided on this website you can gain a greater understanding of the health of your soil, compare your data and examine soil relationships.

A healthy soil has biological, chemical and physical properties that promote the health of plants, animals and humans while also maintaining environmental quality.

Examine Your Soil

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What can I do on Soil Quality?

Examine soil properties through the UK's agricultural regions.
Compare your soil test results with your neighbours.
Investigate soil quality indicator relationships.
Discover the importance of Soil Biology.

Featured Soil Calculator

The green manure calculator provides a comparison of relative benefits between a green manure phase and a grain crop within a defined rotational sequence. Results provide an indication of economic costs and benefits based on variable inputs.

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Featured Fact Sheet

Root Lesion Nematode

Root lesion nematodes (RLN) are microscopic worm-like animals that use a syringe-like 'stylet' to extract nutrients from the roots of plant. _Pratylenchus neglectus_ and _P. thornei_ are common RLN species, although populations of _P....

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Compare Your Data

Sites participating in the Soil Quality program are issued with a "Site Code" This code enables the site owner to compare their site amongst their catchments and regions.