Comprehensive Assessment of Soil Health – The Cornell Framework (Version 3.2)
https://soilhealth.cals.cornell.edu/manual/
The purpose of this manual is to:
- Provide an overview of soil health concepts.
- Provide an overview of Cornell University laboratory methods used to assess the health status of soil, the report generated from this more comprehensive assessment of soil health, and its interpretation.
- Present a framework for soil health management planning and implementation based on information gained from soil health assessment that can be adapted for use in other land management systems, soils, and climates.
- Provide a brief overview of in-field qualitative soil health assessment.
- Provide a how-to guide for proper soil health sampling.
- Describe soil constraints and soil health issues common to soils in the Northeast region, especially in vegetable and field crop production systems.
- Identify management strategies for improving soil health based on measured constraints.
- Provide guidelines for standardized and quantitative laboratory-based soil health assessment.
- Provide links to additional soil health assessment and management resources.