Soil –Why is it Important?

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	Soil –Why is it Important?

Jennifer Carr, Ag & Natural Resources Agent Barton County K-State Research and Ext People walk on it, plant gardens and crops in it and build foundations over it, yet do not give soil a second thought. To most it is just dirt. According to Chuck Rice, distinguished professor of soil microbiology at Kansas State University, “dirt is just soil out of place”. “People need to think that soils are important,” he said, “just ...

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