soil compaction

Heavy machinery in the field can compact the soil, which damages the soil's ability to absorb both water and nutrients. - Photo: Mark Pasveer
14-12-2021 | News

Optimising field traffic to reduce soil compaction

Photo: Mark Pasveer
21-09-2021 | Article

Soil compaction 101

Researchers are shown here at Penn State s Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs digging up roots. When the corn flowered, the roots of two plants per research plot were unearthed and evaluated, and shoot biomass was collected. - Photo: Hannah Schneider/Penn State
10-02-2021 | Article

Newly discovered trait helps plants grow deeper roots in dry, compacted soils

Photo: AGCO
27-01-2021 | Article

AGCO: Eliminating pinch rows likely to improve yields

Photo: Mark Pasveer
19-01-2021 | News

Research reveals how crop roots penetrate hard soils

A tractor is plowing up rows of barren land for future crops. The dirt is dry and dusty. Dust is kicked up by the tractor. A windmill farm is in the distance with rows of white windmills. Dry land is seen up to the horizon. The sky is bright blue with spotty clouds.
13-11-2020 | Article

Are light autonomous robots the answer to soil compaction?

Demonstrating how much soil compaction can occur during planting, how it impacts yield and how to minimise compaction at planting are goals of the AGCO Crop Tour program in 2020. AGCO agronomists will be observing crop development and measuring yield at Fendt Momentum Crop Tour plots throughout the Corn Belt this summer.
09-10-2020 | Article

Measuring soil compaction at planting

Australian growers halt worsening of soil compaction with CTF
11-09-2020 | Article

Australian growers halt worsening of soil compaction with CTF

Counting the cost of soil compaction
10-09-2020 | Article

Counting the cost of soil compaction

Project to demonstrate benefits of soil amelioration
09-09-2020 | News

Project to demonstrate benefits of soil amelioration