, wealthy, and wise." [1639 J. Clarke Par miologia Anglo-Latina] Range managers promote the health of living soil systems as essential to sustained business viability. The microbial bio... productivity is a function of soil health is not news. What is news is our evolving appreciation of soil health in terms of a living system. Restored soil is a highly valuable asset... into the soil due to root pruning . The root systems of many pasture species mirror their above ground growth. When such a plant is grazed it sloughs off an equal amount of its...