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.

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Cropaia

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Success in potato production hinges on informed practices in soil management, nutrient application, and integrated pest and disease control. This guide outlines the essential agronomic considerations for optimizing yield and quality in potato crops. Soil type and texture have a significant impact on potato harvest quality and yield.

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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. Who wants chocolate cake?

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

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.

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RR2CS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

In 2007, after the perennial berry had established, the Gelowitz’s enjoyed their first harvest. For example, while they plant around 1000 bushes an acre in rows, they decided to also plant a cover crop between the rows in the orchard to reduce soil compaction and prevent erosion. “We

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UnderstandingAg

JANUARY 11, 2025

If we want to build soil health and improve soil function, or in other words, address soil compaction and increase the depth of our soil aggregation, we need to add additional rest time. If you are overstocked, you are simultaneously losing money and damaging your soil and forage resource base.

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