It delivers water and nutrients to crops, physically supports plants, helps control pests, determines where rainfall goes after it hits the earth, and protects the quality of drinking water, air, and wildlife habitat. The goal of soil management is to protect soil and enhance its performance, so you can farm profitably and preserve environmental quality for decades to come. Soil delivers nutrients and water and gives plants structural support. Controlling water flow .
Soil helps control how water moves over and through the earth s surface.
Filtering water . Healthy soil can filter and decompose organic substances such as manure, agricultural chemicals, and other compounds that can pollute air and water. Storing carbon . Soil is a storehouse of carbon. You determine how soil performs.