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Digging Deeper into Compaction Causes, Contributors & Solutions

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June 18, 2024 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Understanding Ag consultant Brian Dougherty discusses how to solve compaction issues in your strip-tilled fields, the role that well-aggregated soil plays in improving trafficability and tips for managing wheel traffic to minimize the effects of compaction on yields in his classroom session, "Digging Deeper into Compaction Causes, Contributors & Solutions." 


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The Risk of Sidewall Compaction

When soil is in the 'plastic' state, the risk of sidewall compaction is high, which can affect early crop development and reduce crop yield potential.
May 22, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection
Source: Penn State Extension
According to USDA, 23% of Pennsylvania corn had been planted on May 6th, 2024, and few soybean acres have gone in so there is still a lot of planting that needs to be done.
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A Fighter Pilot Strategy for Soil Health

How the Air Force OODA Loop four-step strategy can help you improve your soil.
September 7, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health
What do farmers and fighter pilots have in common? Each must operate complex machinery, adapt to unpredictable situations and make quality decisions.
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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] Managing Compaction & Navigating Carbon Markets with Jodi DeJong-Hughes

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by SOURCE by Sound Agriculture, Jodi DeJong-Hughes, an educator with the University of Minnesota Extension, gives us a preview of her lecture for the 2022 National Strip-Tillage Conference, discussing what you can do to deal with compaction in your fields, improve your soil health, make money on soil-saving practices and much more.
June 1, 2022 | Posted in Soil Health
In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by SOURCE by Sound Agriculture, Jodi DeJong-Hughes, an educator with the University of Minnesota Extension, discusses what you can do to deal with compaction in your fields, improve your soil health, make money on soil-saving practices and much more.
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