Measuring and assessing soils
Soil health is largely determined by the soils physical, chemical and biological characteristics, along with assumptions around the productivity, or lack thereof, of plants and animals. A significant proportion of the Western Australian grain crop is grown on soils that have physical or chemical limitations that require management to minimise their effect on plant growth and potential yield. To better understand the potential productivity of soil, it is important to examine key soil characteristics and indicators. The department provides technical advice to assist landholders to determine their soil’s productive capacity and to implement management strategies to maintain and improve the quality of their soils which promotes productivity and profitability. Maintaining soil health is one of the keys to a sustainable and profitable agricultural industry in WA.
Articles
Filter by search
Filter by topic
- Report card on conditions and trends (1) Apply Report card on conditions and trends filter
- Pastures (1) Apply Pastures filter
- Resource assessment (1) Apply Resource assessment filter
- Water (1) Apply Water filter
- Water management (1) Apply Water management filter
- New horticulture crops (1) Apply New horticulture crops filter
- Crops (1) Apply Crops filter
- (-) Remove Land use filter Land use
- (-) Remove Horticulture filter Horticulture
- (-) Remove Irrigated crops filter Irrigated crops
- Assessment for agricultural expansion (1) Apply Assessment for agricultural expansion filter
- (-) Remove Managing soils filter Managing soils