T value

{{Short description|Maximum average soil loss permitting continued agricultural production}}

{{Dablink|T value can also refer to the Student's t-test.}}

The United States Department of Agriculture defines the T Value as the maximum average soil loss (in tons per year) that will still allow economical maintenance of the current level of production into the future.[https://web.archive.org/web/20040324005050/http://agriculture.house.gov/info/glossary/tu.htm USA Department of Agriculture]