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Why Compaction Happens in Your Soils

Increasing equipment weight & reliance on ‘myths’ for compaction alleviation cause soils to harden & negatively impact yields.
By Julienne Isaacs posted on April 7, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health
A regional educator for the University of Minnesota Extension based in west-central Minnesota, Jodi DeJong-Hughes helps farmers improve soil health by minimizing soil compaction and improving tillage systems.
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[Podcast] Analyzing Investment & Payback of Variable-Rate and Moisture Probes in Strip-Till

In today’s Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, Chad Godsey shares the value and payback of variable-rate and soil and moisture sensing technology in a strip-till system on his family farm.
June 1, 2018 | Posted in Precision Agriculture, Soil Health, Water Management
In today’s Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, Chad Godsey shares the value and payback of variable-rate and soil and moisture sensing technology in a strip-till system on his family farm.
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First Year Lessons from Cover Crops in Strip-Till

December 29, 2016
Seeking to move away from a "monoculture" cropping system, Coolidge, Ariz., strip-tiller Robert Boyle incorporated hairy vetch as a cover crop on a strip-tilled corn field. The experiment helped preserve soil structure and water during the year-long growing season.
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