Soil Over the years, much of our precious topsoil eroded into ditches and waterways. Today, farmers are working hard to improve the land. Download to Learn More Related snapAG Articles Antibiotics in Food Biosecurity Organic Farming Beef Protein and the Environment Global Protein Consumption What are GMOs Organic Soil Management Organic and Synthetic Pesticides Neonics Advanced Plant Breeding Antibiotic Resistance Antibiotics – What and Why? Vaccines Animal Welfare or Rights Transporting Farm Animals Pig Housing The Myth of Factory Farms Intensive Livestock Operations Chicken Housing Hormones Today’s Farm Soil Horticulture in Canada Aquaculture in Canada Water Management Farm Animals Animal Breeding Agriculture and Land Use Agriculture and Greenhouse Gases Environmental Farm Plans Conservation Tillage Crop Rotation Carbon Sequestration Protein and Nutrition Food Safety Food Waste Grass-Fed and Grain-Finished Beef Pesticides on Food Organic Food Eggs Gluten GMOs and the Environment GMO Foods GMOs Around the World Organic Pest Management Conventional or Organic Fertilizer Fertilizer Use Fertilizer Irrigation Grain Farm Technology Glyphosate Pesticides and the Environment Pesticides – What and Why? Plant Breeding and Food Security Genetics and Farming Genetic Engineering and Human Health History of Plant Breeding Bees Bioplastics Crop Byproducts Eating Local Food Processing Food Security Invasive Species Regenerative Agriculture Robotics in Agriculture Supply Management Urban Agriculture Urban Pesticides Websites to Investigate This Topic Further Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association Soils of Canada Virtual Soil Science Learning Resources Footnotes Soil-net.com. (No date). “Soil for Schools: What Is Soil?” University of Saskatchewan Department of Soil Science. (No date). “Soils of Canada – Orders: Chernozemic – Great Groups.” Hans Jenny. (1994). Factors of Soil Formation: A System of Quantitative Pedology. New York: Dover Publications. References Jenny, Hans. (1994). Factors of Soil Formation: A System of Quantitative Pedology. New York: Dover Publications. Soil-net.com. (No date). “Soil for Schools: What Is Soil?” University of Saskatchewan Department of Soil Science. (No date). “Soils of Canada – Orders: Chernozemic – Great Groups.” Photo Credits "Farmer collecting soil sample to test for nutrient content", Page 1 – Lydia Schouten "Lentil crop", Page 1 – Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan Tags environment soil fertilizer resources crops plants tillage farm farming biodiversity