The Assessment Program objectives include but are not limited to:
- (1) Develop and implement a monitoring system to gather data necessary to assess status and trends of soil health across the state. Parameters will be selected that best reflect the current science defining soil health.
- (2) Develop capacity to involve voluntary soil health measurements taken by producers and land managers trained by Program Specialists.
- (3) Incorporate all data obtained through this program into a Commission database to facilitate archiving, query, analysis, and sharing of data with partners and the public.
- (4) Develop and conduct assessments of data necessary to determine soil health baselines and trends.
- (5) Develop data tools and references for characterizing soil health status and effectively communicating these results to the public.
Added at 42 Ok Reg, Number 20, effective 7-11-25