From mild winters to heavier equipment, farmers face several uncontrollable factors, adding layers to the soil compaction problem. “Our winters have been milder, and snowfall has been lighter in ...

Soil compaction is the enemy of all landscape plants. Roots take up water, nutrients, and oxygen from the soil. They also use it to anchor themselves in place against strong West Texas winds. But when ...

I recently moved into my house and put down a sod lawn. There were construction trucks grading the soil, which now seems to be causing some trouble. A few trees that were planted are dying out. The ...

"Plant roots need air spaces in the soil to grow into and through," said Ron Seymour, extension agriculture educator for the University of Nebraska- Lincoln in Adams County. And while ruts on the ...

Something strange is happening in gardens, farms, and backyard beds across the country, and seasoned growers are starting to ...

Across the globe, soil compaction is becoming an ever more serious challenge. Heavy vehicles and machinery in modern agriculture compress the soil to such an extent that crops struggle to grow. In ...

ST. PAUL -- The best way to manage soil compaction is to prevent it from happening. The old adage of "stay off the field until it's fit to work" still applies. However, the possible severe economic ...

It’s beginning to look a lot like spring across much of the Midwest, and that’s not necessarily good news for fields going into corn and soybeans. Fields would fare better if more freezing and thawing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Someone holding soil with two hands - William Edge/Shutterstock Does your garden have plants that don't look their best? Then, you ...

Gardeners deal with clay soil in two ways. The first is to amend the soil in an effort to deal with its drainage and compaction issues. This usually involves digging, shoveling in organic matter and ...