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NRCS has great tools for educators on their soil quality website http://soils.usda.gov/sqi/assessment/educators.html Lesson plans can be modified for extension presentations and demonstrations. http://soils.usda.gov/sqi/assessment/files/SQBucketListOrder.pdf.
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NRCS has great tools for educators on their soil quality website http://soils.usda.gov/sqi/assessment/educators.html Lesson plans can be modified for extension presentations and demonstrations http://soils.usda.gov/sqi/assessment/files/SQBucketListOrder.pdf
The NRCS Soil Quality Test Kit Guide is included on your flash drive and gives instructions on how to do many field tests that can be used in demonstrations and workshops NRCS offices have test kits and they can be purchased from Gemplers for $804. If there is interest, one could be made up for use by Extension
NRCS and farmer developed soil quality cards http://soils.usda.gov/sqi/assessment/state_sq_cards.html