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*CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*

*for sustainable production intensification*

Dear Subscribers,

I am forwarding herewith links to the video "Spade test" sent by Wolfgang
Sturny of SWISS NO-TILL.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: www.fao.org/ag/ca


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*Background*
*The film "S**pade test" is a contribution to the UN International Year of
Soils 2015: Soil assessment in the field – a course at INFORAMA Ruetti in
Zollikofen with Andreas Chervet, Soil Conservation Service of the Canton of
Berne/Switzerland*
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPztjZdzcHY*
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPztjZdzcHY> (English)
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd62cjFHMz0*
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd62cjFHMz0> (French)
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj8gHd_TpG8*
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj8gHd_TpG8> (German)

Soil is not dirt – soil is the basis for life. The ways in which humans use
soil have shaped the structure and nature of soils. The film impressively
demonstrates how soil management by farmers influences soils, which are the
basis of their production. The effects of fertilizers, tillage and driving
on the soil are illustrated by five spade tests of the same type of soil
which have been subject to different intensities of use. The demonstration
uses soil from a forest, a permanent meadow and three differently cropped
fields, and it assesses the five spade tests in terms of color and tactile
sense. The important role of earthworms in creating crumbly soil is also
addressed.
The film was made during a course of the School of Agricultural, Forest and
Food Sciences HAFL. It is intended for advanced training in soil promotion
programs for farmers and also in teaching soil sciences at, for example,
agricultural colleges. It provides farmers, foresters, students and
trainees with an insightful glimpse into the fascinating world under our
feet and how it can be influenced.
*Wolfgang G. Sturny*,
Telefon +41 31 910 53 31, *[log in to unmask]*
<[log in to unmask]>

*Amt für Landwirtschaft und Natur*, Abteilung Strukturverbesserungen und
Produktion, Fachstelle Bodenschutz
Rütti, CH-3052 Zollikofen
Telefon +41 31 910 53 30, *www.be.ch/bodenschutz
<http://www.be.ch/bodenschutz>*

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