Soil Management Plans

Create and use a soil management plan

A soil management plan can ensure soil sustainability during construction projects and cropping or grazing seasons. Other advantages of a soil management plan include environmental benefits like less water pollution, improved biodiversity, and fewer greenhouse gases. Business advantages include more information to plan cropping, and better ground conditions, plus they can also help with financial considerations such as reducing the amount of money needed to be spent on fertilisers, pesticides, seeds and fuel.

Why is a soil management plan important?

Creating a soil management plan can help you improve soil health, reduce erosion and flooding, improve crop yields, and reduce the impact of climate change. It's particularly important for land at risk of runoff or soil erosion, fields connected to rivers and other bodies of water, as well as any land with historic features, to protect them from damage. Having a management plan in place will help to choose what actions (if any) to take within your land.