While subsoil compaction is easy to ignore because it’s hard to see, it definitely deserves more study. The large, air-filled spaces, or "macropores," in untilled soil often resemble the branching ...

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 ...

Crop harvest is an exciting time for most producers. It is often joked that planting, fertilizing and spraying are all done solely for the chance to get to ride around in the combine. Although most ...

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As harvest draws to a close here in east central Illinois farming country, it is time for farmers and landowners to review this past growing season. Have you noticed that your field is not draining as ...

RootXplorer is a computer vision-based phenotyping platform designed for high-throughput 3D imaging and quantification of root penetration traits/phenotypes in multiple plant species. RootXplorer ...

Minnesota has experienced an extremely wet year. As of Sept. 12, Minneapolis has had the second-wettest year in weather records. It is no wonder that growers are concerned about harvest equipment ...