Visual Soil Assessment (VSA) Field Guide
The VSA Field Guide has been developed to help land managers assess soil quality easily, quickly, reliably and cheaply on a paddock scale.
It is self-explanatory and its use does not require special training or technical skills. While the Field Guide contains a wealth of information about soil quality and its fundamental importance to sustainable resource management, the information is expressed in a simple and concise way, and will provide a useful educational tool.
The following volumes are available:
Volume 1: Field Guide. cropping and pastoral grazing on flat to rolling country.  (15.4MB) |
| Volume 2: Soil Management Guidelines. cropping and pastoral grazing on flat to rolling country. (4.1MB) |
| Volume 3: Field Guide. Hill country land uses. (9.3 MB) |
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Volume 4: Soil management guidelines. Hill country land uses. |
The VSA guides were produced with the co-operation of Horizons Regional Council, Hawke's Bay Regional Council, Ministry for the Environment, Wellington Regional Council, and Landcare Research.