A 2025 Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll survey of 945 farmers shows increasing concern about soil compaction from heavier farm equipment. The post Iowa Farm Poll finds rising concern over soil ...

Soil compaction can bring with it serious consequences when trying to grow anything green. In fact, it can be almost impossible ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

New survey data from the 2025 Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll shows growing awareness of soil compaction risks among farmers.

The calendar may say it’s time to get in the fields, but the soil conditions should determine our actions. After a long winter, most of us suffer from cabin fever and we want to get out and busy. This ...

“Even though the compaction of soil is a process [that] began hundreds, if not thousands, of years ago,” Luke Sevcik product application and training specialist for Wacker Neuson, guesstimates, “the ...