Master every soil topic on the Leaving Cert Agricultural Science course with AgriCertHub’s Soil Notes.
This guide cuts out all the unnecessary fluff from the textbook and gives you clear, exam-focused explanations of every soil chapter making revision faster, easier, and more effective.
Whether you’re a student preparing for the written paper or a teacher looking for simplified classroom resources, these notes cover everything you need to know to answer full-mark soil questions confidently.
 
What’s Included
✅ Soil Formation & Types – Weathering, parent material, bogs, and major Irish soil profiles (e.g. Podzol, Brown Earth, Gley, Rendzina).
✅ Soil Physical Properties – Texture, structure, water types, erosion, and how to manage compaction or drainage.
✅ Soil Chemical Properties – pH, liming, cation exchange, flocculation, and nutrient cycles made simple.
✅ Soil Biological Characteristics – Microorganisms, rhizosphere, clover & rhizobium, and the role of earthworms.
✅ Soil Management – Fertilisers (straight vs compound, urea vs protected urea), manures, slurry gases, and LESS systems.
✅ Environmental & Sustainability Topics – Eutrophication, pollution control, conservation, and the Nitrates Directive explained.
✅ Exam-Focused Layout – Key definitions, simplified tables, comparisons, and short notes for quick learning.