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title: Soil Health gets a Scientific Definition
description: Soil health has been a buzz phrase in ag circles for some time, but the term has lacked clear, scientific indicators.
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# [Soil Health gets a Scientific Definition](https://blog.atpag.com/blog/3572)

 Written by [Clara Shelton](https://blog.atpag.com/blog/author/clara-shelton) | Sep 29, 2017, 4:07:17 PM

Report from Clara Shelton, Marketing Communications Assistant

In a recent article published on groundwork.ag, Wayne Honeycutt, President & CEO of the Soil Health Institute (SHI) introduces SHI's 19 “Tier 1” measurements for soil health. Soil health has been a buzz phrase in ag circles for some time, but the term has lacked clear, scientific indicators.

SHI knows that soil health efforts must be far-reaching, in terms of geographical areas and climates, so they have endeavored to create a list relevant to a wide range of growers. The indicators are broken down by category: physical, chemical and biological. Tier 2 and Tier 3 lists have been created as well, but those reflect specific regional issues and aspects of soil health processes that are not yet fully understood. Read the whole list and explanation [here](https://groundwork.ag/groundswell/the-language-of-soil-health).

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