How Does Soil Health Impact Water Quality?

2023-04-24

Soil supports plant growth, regulates chemical processes, controls and filters water--soil and water interact all the time. So how does soil health impact water quality? Dr. Ron Turco, a professor and head of the Agronomy Department at Purdue University, is here with the answers. He'll walk us through the interactions between water and the soil, and how changing practices can help us keep soil, nutrients, and microbes in place, where plants can use them. Curious about carbon and ecosystem s...

Soil supports plant growth, regulates chemical processes, controls and filters water--soil and water interact all the time. So how does soil health impact water quality?

Dr. Ron Turco, a professor and head of the Agronomy Department at Purdue University, is here with the answers. He'll walk us through the interactions between water and the soil, and how changing practices can help us keep soil, nutrients, and microbes in place, where plants can use them.

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