Cropaia

JULY 30, 2023

Nutrient deficiencies can significantly impact crop health and productivity, leading to reduced yields and compromised plant defenses against diseases and pests. However, over time, the lack of essential nutrients can impact crop yield and quality, even without apparent symptoms. How to identify nutrient deficiencies in plants?

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Soil Compaction Fertilizer Crop Yield 98

Cropaia

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

While there may be concerns about potential short-term yield reductions during this transition, these practices offer long-term benefits for soil health, environmental sustainability, and overall farm resilience. With reduced disturbance, their populations can flourish, contributing to improved soil structure and fertility.

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Soil Compaction Crop Rotation Farming Farming 52

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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Manure Soil Compaction Crop Mechanics 119

Caff

MAY 1, 2023

James wanted to develop this tool to increase efficiency while minimizing the impact that many passes with heavy machinery can have on soil compaction. He highlighted a block that suffers from nematodes and crown gall, resulting in stunted tree growth and reduced yields. Becky Westerdahl, from the UC Davis Dept.

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Orchard Farming Farming Ecology 52

Cropaia

MARCH 14, 2023

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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Soil Compaction Fertilizer Mechanics Processing 52

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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Fertilizer Acre Farming Farming 140

RR2CS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

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 Both varieties are popular for their taste and use in baking and preservation.

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Orchard Farming Farming Harvester 52

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. Plants dont operate on a set schedule, they respond based on the conditions listed above.

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Forage Pasture Acre Soil Compaction 64

UnderstandingAg

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Lets be honest, the majority of orchard tree rows are dead soils, compacted, sealed soil surfaces, and are not cycling nutrients. And if you are a nay-sayer, or fearful of promoting more vegetation, I ask you this:Is a little vegetation scaring you more than the dead, compacted soil your cash crop is growing in?

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Orchard Seeding Crop Acre 72