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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Our Journey Continues -- An Ode to Brazilian Soil Health -- Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Soil Health and Modern Brazilian Agriculture -- Chapter Overview -- Introduction -- A Historical Overview of Brazilian Agriculture and Soil Management -- The Evolution Timeline for Brazilian Agriculture to Soil Health -- Future Trends of Soil Health in Brazilian Agriculture -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 2 Integrated Crop-Livestock-Forestry Systems for Improved Soil Health, Environmental Benefits, and Sustainable Production -- Chapter Overview -- Introduction -- Background, Conceptualization, and Combinations of Integrated Systems in Brazil -- SH as a Result of Complex Interactions in Integrated Systems -- SH in Integrated Systems: Effects on Nutrient Cycling and NUE -- Physical SH in Integrated Systems with "Soil‐Building Plants": Soil Aggregation and Water Holding Capacity -- SH in Integrated Systems: Soil Enzymes and Fauna Biodiversity -- SH in Integrated Systems: C Storage and GHG Mitigation -- SH Effects on Soybean Grain Yield and Animal Production and Welfare in Tropical ICLF Systems -- Final Considerations -- References -- Chapter 3 Soil Organic Carbon Restoration as the Key Driver to Promote Soil Health in No‐till Systems of the Tropics -- Chapter Overview -- Introduction -- Context -- C‐budget and Turnover Time Perspective -- Natural capital balance -- Carbon Balance in a Production System with High Carbon Input -- Context -- Soil Health Status at Farm and Field Levels -- Future studies -- References -- Chapter 4 Cover Crops and Soil Health in Brazilian Agricultural Systems -- Chapter Overview -- Introduction -- Main Cover Crops and Their Introduction into the Annual Cropping Systems in Brazil -- Main Cover Crop Species Cultivated in Brazil -- Spring/Summer Cover Crops.