When you look at the walk-behind compactors in your fleet, chances are you don't think of them as precise scientific instruments. Yet, soil compaction is a science and it requires a certain degree of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Research tells us that soil structure refers to the combination of the soil particles sand, silt, and clay into larger units called clods which are seen when soil is tilled. Well-structured soils ...

I need to redo a portion of my lawn. The soil's pretty bad... about a half-inch of topsoil over heavy clay subsoil. I assume I'll need to improve the soil before replanting new grass. To preserve ...

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, ...

1. Well-Drained and Aerated Soil: If your old soil has good drainage and aeration, it can be reused effectively. Look for ...