Due to the increased demand for efficiency and sustainability, farmers have to utilize all the resources their land and soil are willing to give them.
Over the years, the dependence on soil resources has only increased as farmers have been asked to produce the same amount of food with less available resources. As production practices have changed to increase efficiency, farmers and ranchers have been searching for ways that they can provide healthy inputs back to the soil.
To understand the implications of this topic it is important to define the term soil health. The Natural Resources Conservation Service defines soil health as âthe continued capacity of soil to function as a vital living ecosystem that sustains plants, animals, and humans.â