WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Crop fields are taking the 2002 season hard, but it might not require a deep tillage operation to loosen them up. The wild weather extremes that compelled many farmers to plant ...
When soils are dry in late summer and early fall, this is an ideal time to perform deep tillage on fields with suspected or verified soil compaction. Remember to look for the compaction zone and set ...
If you have tough soil or hard ground that you need to break up, a mattock is a real game changer. This handy tool combines a pickaxe's digging power with an adze's chopping ability, making it perfect ...
As the preparation work for the maize crop continues, we note now soil compaction is becoming a problem. No doubt the last two very wet years we have just experienced have exacerbated the situation ...
what's going on everyone in today's episode I'm going to share with you some things that you can do if you have compacted soil that can still allow you to not only have a garden but have a great one ...
Sixth in a series republished with permission from the San Diego County Water Authority‘s website. Healthy, water-saving soil consists of elements we don’t typically think of as soil at all. In fact, ...
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The simple soil cover that protects raised beds till spring
Raised beds make gardening easier, but winter can be hard on them. Bare soil sits there taking all the wind, rain, and ...
Running low disturbance legs through areas of fields that don’t need it could be costing farmers in reduced crop yields, as well as the extra diesel to carry out the unnecessary cultivation. That was ...
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