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Kōrero: Soil investigation

Learning about soils

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Learning about soils

One way of disseminating information about local soils is to help farmers examine and map their own properties. This group is taking part in a demonstration in 1998, jointly run by Massey University and AgResearch, as preparation for making a soil map.

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by Andrew Manderson

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P. J. Tonkin, Soil investigation – Changing role of soil science: 1986 onwards, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/14204/learning-about-soils (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā P. J. Tonkin, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.