AgWeb Farm Journal

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Removing compaction and density layers before transitioning to a vertical system can add 15 bu. per acre and might lower cost of production, according to Farm Journal Test Plot research.

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UnderstandingAg

APRIL 3, 2025

In fact, from 2008-2016, croplands expanded at a rate of over one million acres per year, with the eastern half of the Dakotas leading the charge. Take David Brandt, often described as a godfather of the soil health movement. In 1971, the soils on his family farm in Ohio contained 0.75% organic matter and a pH as low as 4.2

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Agwired

OCTOBER 31, 2024

farmers are using a new solution to treat soil compaction – a problem that affects over 68 million acres of farmland and significantly reduces crop yields. Unpac® , developed by Locus Agriculture, is an innovative biosurfactant soil amendment that successfully breaks up soil compaction through fermentation-derived technology.

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Organic Farming Research

APRIL 8, 2024

Tim and Becky Colby own Colby Farms, a 14 acre farm in Papillion, Nebraska, where they produce vegetables, fruits and some livestock products for their community. They are participating in OFRF's Farmer Led Trials (FLT) Program to research the best cover crop options for reducing soil compaction on their farm.

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The data showed that the manure and residue left after bale grazing were worth $610 of nutrients per acre. A common concern with bale grazing is soil compaction. The project found no significant difference in soil compaction between bale-grazed and non-bale-grazed sites.

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UnderstandingAg

OCTOBER 29, 2023

For me, well, I was taking an introductory soil science class in a two-year horticulture degree program at Farmingdale State College on Long Island, NY. In that soil science class, I learned all about soil horizons, particle size ranges that comprise sand, loam, and clay, pH, N,P,K, and the fact soil compaction inhibits plant growth.

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RR2CS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Marsha enrolled in the Horticulture Certificate program through Olds College, and they got started in 2003, planting 5 acres of Saskatoon bushes. The following year, they planted another 5 acres, and so on. In 2007, after the perennial berry had established, the Gelowitz’s enjoyed their first harvest.

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