Describing soil structures, rooting and biological activity and recognizing tillage effects, damage and recovery in clayey and sandy soils / Anne Weill and Lars J. Munkholm -- Assessing structural quality for crop performance and for agronomy (VESS, VSA, SOILpak, Profil cultural, SubVESS) / Tom Batey, Rachel M.L. Guimar鋋es, Jos鈋phine Peign鈋 and Hubert Boizard -- Reduction of yield gaps and improvement of ecological function through local-to-global applications of visual soil assessment / David C. McKenzie, Mansonia A. Pulido Moncada and Bruce C. Ball -- Visual evaluation of grassland and arable management impacts on soil quality / Lars J. Munkholm and Nicholas M. Holden -- Choosing and Evaluating Soil Improvements by Subsoiling and Compaction Control / Richard J. Godwin and Gordon Spoor -- Valuing the Neglected : Lessons and Methods from an Organic, Anthropic Soil System in the Outer Hebrides / Mary Norton Scherbatskoy, Anthony C. Edwards and Berwyn L. Williams -- Evaluating land quality for carbon storage, greenhouse gas emissions and nutrient leaching / Joanna M. Cloy, Bruce C. Ball and T. Graham Shepherd -- Soil structure under adverse weather/climate conditions / Rachel M.L. Guimar鋋es, Owen Fenton, Brian W. Murphy and C鈇ssio A. Tormena -- The expanding discipline and role of Visual Soil Evaluation / Bruce C. Ball and Lars J. Munkholm.