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Please ensure to regularly back up all essential work in the oss-uat environment to prevent loss during the upcoming rewrite from production. For more details email online@qld.gov.au.

Soil health and condition

Soil compaction

Soil compaction is detrimental to soil health as the air spaces that facilitate the movement of water, gases and plant roots are compressed.

Soil acidification

A serious issue in some parts of Queensland, soil acidification occurs when the soil pH decreases over time.

Soil fertility decline

Soil fertility declines when the quantities of nutrients removed from the soil in harvested products exceed the quantities of nutrients being applied.

Soils and greenhouse gases

Soils can generate and store greenhouse gases, depending on how they are managed.