Hughes, a UMN Extension educator that specializes in tillage, soil compaction and soil health joined UMN Extension crops educator Angie Peltier to talk about soil compaction: ...

Minimize driving over the soil as a compacted soil remedy to support healthy soil structure by allowing the soil to breathe, drink, and move nutrients around. Healthy soils are much more than dirt! In ...

Regardless of what you’re growing, spring is an exciting time of year. But it doesn’t come without challenges. Compaction can lead to wet soil that makes it difficult to get in your fields on time for ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Understanding the texture of your garden soil is crucial for successful planting and gardening. Soil texture affects water retention, drainage, aeration, and nutrient ...

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 ...

Whether you’re planting a vegetable bed, flowers, or simply hoping for greener grass, success starts with understanding the soil beneath your feet. Soil is more than just dirt — it’s a living system ...

As days become warmer, gardeners get ready to dig. But digging too soon can be a mistake, according to experts at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle. “There’s a danger that you will compact the soil by ...

Malcolm Bennett receives funding from Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/G023972/1, BB/R013748/1, BB/L026848/1, BB/M018431/1, BB/PO16855/1, BB/M001806/1, BB/M012212, and ...

The volatile plant hormone ethylene allows plant roots to sense and avoid compacted soils, researchers report. Rendering roots insensitive to ethylene allowed them to penetrate compacted soils more ...

Soil compaction might not seem like the most exciting topic, but the proper completion of this step is essential. If soil compaction is not performed adequately, settlement of the soil could occur and ...