Courses

Welcome to Soil Quality Courses

Are you a land manager, primary producer, researcher, advisor, student, farm worker, or just interested in soil? Are you experienced or new to the industry?

Whatever your background, you will find Soil Quality Courses informative, practical and empowering.

Soil Quality Courses includes three courses:

  1. Fundamental Soil and Plant Nutrition
  2. Understanding Soil and Plant Nutrition
  3. Managing Soil and Plant Nutrition (coming soon)

You can complete one or more courses depending on your interest. Assessments will test your knowledge and enable you to advance to the next course.

Note: learners with a more extensive background in soils are welcome to complete Challenge Exam: Fundamental Soil and Plant Nutrition and progress to Understanding Soil and Plant Nutrition, though a refresher of the fundamentals will be useful!

Free

Fundamental Soil and Plant Nutrition

This is where it all begins! This course is designed to build your knowledge of soil and its essential relationship with plants, particularly in primary production systems.

Free

Understanding Soil and Plant Nutrition

You've mastered the fundamentals. Let's delve deeper into soil to better understand the resource. This second course builds on concepts introduced in Fundamental Soil and Plant Nutrition.

Free

Challenge Exam: Fundamental Soil and Plant Nutrition

Already have a fundamental understanding of soil and plants? You can fast-track your learning journey by completing the Fundamental Soil and Plant Nutrition Challenge Exam.

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