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Learning about soils

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Learning about soils

One way of disseminating information about local soils is to help farmers examine and map their own properties. This group is taking part in a demonstration in 1998, jointly run by Massey University and AgResearch, as preparation for making a soil map.

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Photograph by Andrew Manderson

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P. J. Tonkin. 'Soil investigation', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 1-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/soil-investigation/5/5