Comprehensive Assessment of Soil Health – The Cornell Framework (Version 3.2)
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Download individual manual sections:
Front matter [.5 MB .pdf]
- Cover
- Acknowledgements
- Table of contents,
- Introduction
Soil Health Concepts [1.6 MB .pdf]
- What is soil?
- Life in the soil
- What is Soil Health?
Soil Health Assessment [2.8 MB .pdf]
- In-field soil health assessment
- Development of Cornell ’s Comprehensive Assessment of Soil Health
- Assessment of Soil Health overview
- Scoring functions
- Soil sampling protocol (sampling, storage, shipping, etc.)
- Soil Health Indicator Protocols and Scoring (details on individual tests)
- Soil Health Assessment Report
Soil Health Management [1.9 MB .pdf]
- Soil Health Management Planning Framework
- Soil Health Management Options and Opportunities
- The Soil Health Management Toolbox
- General management considerations (tillage, rotations, cover crops, organic amendments, climate change considerations)
- Case Study
Additional Resources [.4 MB .pdf]
- Books and Journals
- Websites
Appendix A [.4 MB .pdf]
- Sample 2015 Standard Package Cornell Soil Health Assessment Report
Appendix B: [.1 MB .pdf]
- Soil Health Management Process Worksheet
Citation:
Moebius-Clune, B.N., D.J. Moebius-Clune, B.K. Gugino, O.J. Idowu, R.R. Schindelbeck, A.J. Ristow, H.M. van Es, J.E. Thies, H.A. Shayler, M.B. McBride, K.S.M Kurtz, D.W. Wolfe, and G.S. Abawi, 2016. Comprehensive Assessment of Soil Health – The Cornell Framework, Edition 3.2, Cornell University, Geneva, NY.
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