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Soil Quality Network

The Soil Quality Network is a three-year project to create a database, develop a website, and train agricultural professionals in soil quality assessment, education program development and strategies to support farmers.

Project

The secret life of soil

A jungle of minute creatures are found in healthy soil.

Peg Herring | Jan 8, 2010 | News story

Measuring Soil PH

As the summer season winds down, it is time again to start planning for next year’s crop. One of the areas to do inventory is soil fertility. Soil pH is one factor that gauges your plant nutrition status. A single ...

Sam Angima | Jan 2011 | Article

Soil Organic Matter as a Soil Health Indicator: Sampling, Testing and Interpretation

Testing for soil organic matter helps you monitor soil health over time. Good soil management practices can improve soil organic matter in three to five years.

Dan M. Sullivan, Amber Moore, Linda Brewer | Aug 2019 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Seeds & Soils

Seeds & Soils is a two-part, in-class presentation for 4th grade students in Wasco County.

Wasco County Master Gardeners

Soil Health

Presenter: Heather Y. Medina Sauceda, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Basin Team Leader, USDA Description: Soil is a vital living ecosystem. Watch the below video to discover how different management practices can impact soil. Read about this workshop on our blog!

Kristen Moore, Heather Y. Medina Sauceda | Nov 2021 | Video

The Dirt Sheet

The Dirt Sheet is the month newsletter of the Wasco County Master Gardeners Association. It contains articles and information for current Wasco County Master Gardeners For More information on becoming a Master Gardener, please contact the extension office.

Newsletter

Soil Test Interpretation Guide

This publication provides an overview of soil testing and general guidelines for interpreting soil test results for nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, potassium, calcium, magnesium, boron, zinc, copper, manganese, iron, ...

Donald A. Horneck, Dan M. Sullivan, Jim Owen, John M. Hart | Jul 2019 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Manual for Judging Oregon Soils

Covers soil basics such as soil formation, horizons, properties (including textural classes), profiles, site characteristics and evaluation, and the influences of soil characteristics on management decisions. Provides ...

Herb Huddleston, Gerald F. Kling | Nov 1996 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)