Soil Health Practices (OI1047)

Indicates which sustainable agriculture best practices the organization implemented to maintain and enhance soil health of agricultural lands during the reporting period.

Select all that apply:

  • Application of regionally appropriate soil health improvement practices to maintain or enhance soil fertility and the physical and biological characteristics of soil
  • Monitoring of those soil health characteristics, including nutrients from different sources, that are necessary to maintain or enhance appropriate nutrient balance and soil health
  • Development and maintenance of an up-to-date nutrient management program that efficiently uses nutrient inputs and nutrients in the soil and crops to create optimum conditions for production and avoids nutrient loss to water and air
  • Other (describe)
  • Undisclosed
  • Reporting Format Selection
  • Metric Type Metric
  • Metric Level Organization, Product/Service
  • IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2022. Soil Health Practices (OI1047). v5.3.
Footnote

Organizations should footnote all assumptions used, including descriptions of soil health practices and methods used, their frequency of application, description of soil health characteristics, and details of nutrient management plans.