More information about testing and improving soil health.

Cornell and New York resources

• Cornell Nutrient Analysis Laboratory
• Reduced tillage vegetable systems
• Cover Crops for Vegetable Growers
• Adaptive Nitrogen Management and the Adapt-N Tool
• Worldwide Portal to Information on Soil Health
• Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (Soils) - Includes soil health information specific to northern New York.

Other state and federal resources

• Building Soils for Better Crops - From the USDA SARE program. Available online.
• Managing Cover Crops Profitably - From the USDA SARE program. Available online.
• Natural Resources Conservation Service -Soil Quality - Includes section on soil quality assessment and publications page.
• Soil Quality - USDA-SARE Professional Development Program-funded site helps land managers and advisors bring soil and environmental concerns into the land management decision-making process.
• Introduction to Soil Health - Slide show from Northeast SARE program.
• Soil Biology and Management - Part of soil management series from the University of Minnesota.

Other resources

• University of Western Australia - Soil Health
• Why Soil Health Matters - Jan. '94 article from The New Farm magazine.