Yield effects of soil compaction can be masked by moisture availability, timing of rainfall and fertilizer use under favorable weather conditions. Under unfavorable weather conditions, yield loss has ...

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. —Regional Extension educator Jodi DeJong-Hughes stated what many producers have experienced this growing season: This has been a prime year for soil compaction. At the recent Tires ...

Farmers occasionally get a break when they let nature take care of itself. “Letting natural soil cracking break up deep compaction is much easier, convenient and effective than trying to mechanically ...

This year in South Dakota many areas have received high amounts of rainfall during the summer. This has led to portions of fields being wet particularly in the northeastern part of the state. Soils ...