About this project:
The University of Delaware's Soil Judging Team travels to the regional competition every year in the hopes of making it to nationals. We continue to have a strong team, coming in third out of 11 teams at the regional competition. One of our students was in a three-way tie for first in the individual competition and another tied for 5th out of 76 competitors. This spring, we are headed to the national competition at the University of Wisconsin in Stevens Point, WI!
Soil judging is an undergraduate collegiate activity affiliated with the American Society of Agronomy (ASA) and the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA). It involves learning the field application skills of soil science: soil morphology, genesis, classification and interpretation. Soil science is a diverse field with approximately six sub-disciplines (different, however, interconnected): soil chemistry and mineralogy, soil physics, soil biology and ecology, soil fertility and nutrient management (agronomy), soil and land use management, and soil morphology, genesis and classification.
How your support makes a difference!
Your gift helps cover the travel expenses so the Soil Judging Team can attend and participate in competitions. It is important to raise funds so that the students can participate without having to worry about the financial burden associated with travel.
As we prepare for nationals, we are looking ahead to our 2025-2026 competition season. Please help us keep this program alive and thriving so that future students will have a chance to compete for titles and bring home wins for UD.
Thanks to your support, our soil science superstars will have the chance to dig up more wins for UD!
Gifts to this project will be designated to the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences. The Department will then direct funds to support the Soil Judging Team.
