Farming Harvester Soil Compaction 
Modern Farmer
MARCH 31, 2025
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.
Caff
MARCH 24, 2025
Proving that innovation thrives on a small scale, the winners of the 5th Annual Small Farm Innovation Challenge have introduced groundbreaking solutions to address critical challenges in small-scale agriculture. This innovation dramatically reduces manual labor, conserves soil moisture, and prevents hillside erosion, all while cutting costs.
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Caff
AUGUST 5, 2022
The Community Alliance with Family Farms (CAFF) hosted our fourth Biologically Integrated Orchard System (BIOS) field day, titled “Effective IPM Strategies for Major Walnut Pests,” at Blossom Farms on July 12th. Randy also owns his own seed drillers, and plants cover crops on other farms in the area.
RR2CS
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Saskatoon berry production reduces soil erosion & mitigates the risk of climate change on Solstice Berry Farm By Trina Moyles Rick and Marsha Gelowitz were brand new to farming when they bought their farm northwest of Calgary in 1994. The Gelowitz’s kept a garden on their farm where they grew several Saskatoon bushes.
Modern Farmer
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
His farm lies on the Columbia Plateau, a 63,000-square-mile basin formed by ancient basalt lava flows. At the end of the last Ice Age, retreating glaciers scoured the bedrock, leaving a wake of grit and gravel to form the deep loess soil. Then they truck it to farms, where it is used in place of ag lime.
UnderstandingAg
SEPTEMBER 24, 2023
Soil compaction is the most common problem that I have encountered on farms as I travel across the Midwest. It is so prevalent that it’s easy to forget that compaction is a symptom , not an inherent property of soil. Soil aggregates are the building blocks of healthy soil.
Cropaia
JULY 4, 2024
In recent years, the demand for sustainable and efficient farming practices has increased. It is also used as a soil amendment to improve texture and moisture retention. Peat Moss Peat moss is an organic material harvested from peat bogs, known for its lightweight and high water retention capabilities. It has an acidic pH (3.5-4.5),
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