These resources will provide you with information on practice that will support soil health and crop nutrition.

UA Soil Test– A simple explination of how to take a Soil Test and everything you need to know about it. 

UA Video: How To Take a Soil Sample– Are your plants not growing like they should? Are you disappointed with your lawn? Maybe it’s time to have your soil tested! To get the most useful results from your soil test, follow these steps to collect a representative soil sample from your yard.

UA Video: Interpreting Soil Results– Learn how to interpret your soil report and how to make amendments to your soil.

Understanding the Numbers of Your Soil Test– How to read your soil test and apply it to your soil.

UA Soil Health Specialty Crop Project– The focus of this program is to educate and train growers on implimenting specific management practices that have been shown to improve on-farm soil health. In addition, participating growers will be provided with free comprehensive soil health testing to determine what practices might increase soil health most effectively for their farms.  

SARE  Building Soils for Better Crops– The 4th edition of Building Soils for Better Crops is a one-of-a-kind, practical guide to ecological soil management. It provides step-by-step information on soil-improving practices as well as in-depth background—from what soil is to the importance of organic matter.

SARE  Managing Cover Crops Profitably– Managing Cover Crops Profitably explores how and why cover crops work, and provides all the information needed to build cover crops into any farming operation. Along with detailed management information on the most commonly used species—including grasses, grains, brassicas and mustards, and legumes—Managing Cover Crops Profitably offers chapters on the role of cover crops in broader topics such as crop rotations, pests and conservation tillage. It also has appendices on seed suppliers and regional experts.

UGA Convert Inorganic Fertilizer Recommendations into Organic– A guide on how to Convert an Inorganic Fertilizer Recommendation to an Organic One.