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Spring Planting and Soil Compaction: 5 Management Tips

Modern Farmer

Compaction can lead to wet soil that makes it difficult to get in your fields on time for planting and for small plants to get a healthy start. If youre dealing with spring soil compaction this year, learning how to prevent and manage this issue will help you grow healthier crops in the current and future seasons.

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Clemson, Michelin study tire pressure on soil compaction

Western FarmPress

researchers believe low-pressure tires can reduce soil compaction to help increase crop yields for South Carolina farmers. Some Clemson University and Michelin North America, Inc.

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Precision Ag News 10/31

Agwired

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. Three years of independent field trials have confirmed significant yield boosts of up to 34 percent in a multitude of crops, with an 86 percent win rate.

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Nutrient deficiencies and their symptoms

Cropaia

However, over time, the lack of essential nutrients can impact crop yield and quality, even without apparent symptoms. To address hidden nutrient deficiencies and prevent more severe imbalances, regular soil testing and plant tissue analysis are crucial.

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Soil organisms – promoting soil health

Cropaia

Improving Soil Structure Organisms play a critical role in improving soil structure, both by breaking compacted soil and by stabilizing soil aggregates. Soil compaction reduces the pore space between soil particles, impeding the movement of water, air, and roots through the soil.

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To Reverse a Troubling Trend, Farmers Are Adding Rocks to Their Fields

Modern Farmer

Rauch was worried about seeding, soil compaction and whether he’d end up with one giant gravel pile. To his surprise, the basalt blended with his soil as if it were just one more thing that had blown in on the wind. Chris Rauch’s son Andre pulls soil samples from their dryland wheat farm.