The Science of Soil: Why Study Soil?

Soil is key to many environmental issues, and is a critical zone where a lot of the sciences come together. Studying soil science and understanding the processes that occur within and around soils gives you the tools to address many of the issues facing humanity, from climate change to public health, and to work with agencies from USDA to NASA.

Everything comes back to soil. If you can understand those processes, you can help really make a difference.
-- Ella McKinney, graduate student, Soil and Environmental Science, New Mexico State University

© 2014 NMSU Board of Regents. All rights reserved. NMSU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and educator. This project is supported by Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants no. 2010-38422-21211 and 2014-38422-22089 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture and by the President’s Fund at New Mexico State University.

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From soil come we and to soil we return.

[gerrycoleman]

Why study soils? Because they are 'talking' and it takes knowledge to understand what they are 'saying'.