Two emerging technologies offer a novel way to crack soil compaction and harness electricity generation from soil bacteria.

Soil compaction is a global threat to soil ecosystem services, causing tremendous costs to society. The costs of soil compaction are borne by the cumulative loss of soil functionality (e.g. yield loss ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Ideally soil has air pockets to allow moisture, worms, roots and microbes to pass through. When soil ...

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 ...

Fayat Group’s Dynapac showcased its latest solution for large-scale site preparation at the American Rental Association (ARA) Show 2023, the CA30 Rhino soil compactor. Site preparation is the ...

Soil compaction is becoming of increasing concern to Indiana agriculture. For many years,it was thought to be mostly a "southern U.S. problem" and of little importance in the Midwest. Today, however, ...

Soil compaction remains a persistent issue, particularly in high-traffic areas such as commercial properties, walkways, and recreational spaces. Compacted soils restrict root growth, limit oxygen ...

Soil compaction can bring with it serious consequences when trying to grow anything green. In fact, it can be almost impossible to establish or maintain plants in compacted soil because it interferes ...

Tyres, tracks, tines and tramlines. Those are the principle tools available to growers keen to tackle the conundrum of how to maintain favourable soil structures as field machinery gets bigger and ...

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 ...

Jane shows us how to avoid compacting your soil, how to tell when it is, and what you can do to fix it. Ideally soil has air pockets to allow moisture, worms, roots and microbes to pass through. When ...