Real Agriculture

MARCH 13, 2025

The idea that tractors used in broadacre farming may have peaked in size and will someday be replaced by groups of smaller, autonomous machines has been kicking around for at least a decade. In theory, theres certainly still a case to be made for smaller machines that cost less and reduce soil compaction, while having Read More

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Tractor Soil Compaction Farming Farming 287

Caff

MARCH 24, 2025

Hosted by the nonprofit Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF), this competition invites innovators from around the world to submit their creative technologies, from hardware to software to DIY projects, all aimed at making small farms more viable and sustainable in an increasingly AgTech-driven world. Heckeroths ultimate aspiration?

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Tractor Farming Farming Soil Compaction 52

ATTRA

APRIL 2, 2024

By Tammy Barnes , NCAT Agriculture Specialist Ah, the season of boot-sucking, tractor sliding, truck bed smashing, brown paw-printed kitchen floors, heavy pant cuffs, human swearing mud. Mud in the winter will result in soil compaction later. The constant freeze-thaw cycles of the eastern part of the U.S. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Soil Compaction Pasture Forage Livestock 98

Hartwood Farm

JANUARY 22, 2021

And maybe ours are even more intense than “normal” drama, because we’ve got opinions and they have ample time to germinate and grow/fester as we drive our tractors, push hoes, or wash carrots stuck alone in our own minds. I like the constant learning and challenge of evolving the farm systems as new technology and research comes online.

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Farming Farming Soil Compaction Greenhouse 52