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 planting and for small plants to get a healthy start. If you’re ...

Whether it’s soil compaction, evaluating nutrient loads, moisture levels, or any other factors necessary for healthy plants, ...

Does your yard just look stressed overall? These could all be symptoms of a common problem: soil compaction. “Soil compaction is soil particles getting pushed closer and closer together ...

Heavy rainfall has resulted in wet soil conditions for the area. These conditions can slow emergence of soybeans, make the ...

Preparing a seedbed. “Tilling helps prepare a uniform seedbed,” says Enroth. This makes it easier to plant seeds directly in the soil. In a no-till system, there may be debris left from previous ...

A southern Illinois agronomist says even though the calendar is turning to June, farmers struggling to finish planting should ...

Another problem is that repeated tilling over time tends to compact the soil, especially the layer right under the tilled soil. Tilling churns up the top several inches of soil, which displaces ...