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Tools for soil health
On this page we have a list of resources that can be used to assess your soil
VESS Scorecard
Visual Evaluation of Soil Structure is a way of assessing soil structure which is an indicator of soil health. All you need is a spade and a copy of the scorecard.
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AHDB have produced a guide to assess soil structure, it can be downloaded here.
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SRUC have also produced a guide which can be downloaded here.
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If you decide to assess your soil using VESS scores you need to ensure that the same person does the VESS score as it is based on judgement.
Soil Health Card
The soil health card produced by AHDB explains the different aspects of soil, biological, chemical and physical and they impact soil health. Download here.
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