The 2007 cropping season has been very dry for a large portion of the state and harvest started at a rapid pace. From mid-September to Oct. 22, the state has received an abundance of rainfall, ...

Yet, soil compaction is a science and it requires a ... "Most manufacturers will rate their machines according to the depth of soil, or lift, it can compact," says Conrardy.

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, ...

You got to have a solid base, and the compaction is key. When we get done this pass done, it have a nice and smooth appearance, almost like blacktop, but, you know, gravel." Edgerton said that not ...