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Seventh International Congress of Soil Science 1960

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The seventh congress was held in Madison, USA, in 1960. At that time, the optimism of global peace and cooperation had begun to dwindle, upon facing the reality of international dissimilarities and the brewing of the cold war. Soil science had become a global science with defined principles and practices, a burgeoning number of scientists, and some early signs of maturation. The seventh congress was attended by 1,260 people, of which 467 delegates were from overseas. It was the largest gathering of soil scientists to date. Increased agricultural production was an important topic and protecting water, air, and soil from excess nutrients and contaminants were not discussed. At the congress, the 7th Approximation was presented which was a conceptual change to the earlier soil classification systems and relied on diagnostic horizons and measured properties. It created some unrest in the international soil science community. A proposal was made for a new Soil Map of the World to be led by the International Society of Soil Science as well as FAO in which Charles Kellogg and his office were excluded.

“…people from foreign countries may learn. just how our research and educational institutions working with farmers. have provided for our abundant food production.”

Emil Truog in a letter to President Dwight Eisenhower, 1960.

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Hartemink, A.E. (2021). Seventh International Congress of Soil Science 1960. In: Soil Science Americana. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71135-1_13

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