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There is no easy fix for field ruts left over from last fall, however SDSU Extension Soils Field Specialist, Anthony Bly, said there are ways to mitigate the issues associated with ruts before planting begins. And, deep tillage is not the answer.
“It’s often assumed deep tillage is the best fix for ruts and compaction, but in this case deep tillage may be more of the culprit than the cure,” Bly said.
Submitted photoThere is no easy fix for field ruts left over from last fall, however South Dakota State University Extension soils field specialist, Anthony Bly, said there are ways to mitigate the issues associated with ruts before planting begins.
SDSU Extension’s Anthony Bly wets cores showing different soil types at the Southeast Research Farm field day July 12 near Beresford, S.D.
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Wet fields in the tri-state area have left farmers with fields damaged by erosion and compaction issues, and it could take years to recover.
There is no easy fix for field ruts left over from last fall, however SDSU Extension Soils Field Specialist, Anthony Bly, said there are ways to mitigate the issues associated with ruts before planting begins. And, deep tillage is not the answer.
“It’s often assumed deep tillage is the best fix for ruts and compaction, but in this case deep tillage may be more of the culprit than the cure,” Bly said.
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