Welcome to the Better Soils collection of information modules. Click a title from the list to the right for a summary of the module and a list of its individual units.

Module 1 provides an overview of the characteristics of healthy soils, soil classification and erosion potential.

Modules 2 and 3 examine the links between soil and nutrition, module 2 from the perspective of crops and module 3 from that of pasture.

Soil biota make a significant contribution to the health of your soil and module 4 examines this is in detail.

Module 5 focuses on the management of soil moisture including soils' storage properties, summer weed control and PAW.

Module 6 is concerned with the barriers-physical, chemical and biological- to effective root growth.