Soil Management
Soil is essential to human survival. We rely on it for the production of food, fibre, timber and energy crops. In addition to supporting our agricultural needs, we rely on the soil to regulate the flow of rainwater and to act as a filter for drinking water.
Soil management, or soil conservation, deals with some aspect of protecting soil resources and using soils in a sustainable manner.
Reference information on Soil Management in Manitoba
- Soil Management Guide
- Test Your Soil
- Presentation: Soil Management in the Rural Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain (R. Wu et al, 2010) (PDF 3.6 MB)
- Presentation: Estimating Differences in Soil Nitrous Oxide Emissions due to Timing of N Fertilizer Application Using a Modified National Inventory Report Approach (M. Wiens, 2010) (PDF 408 KB)