Compaction

With heavy equipment, wet soil conditions and frequent driving on the field, soil can quickly lose its sponginess and becomes packed down. This decreases water infiltration and increases the risk of soil erosion , and also makes it very difficult to farm. Farmers often use tillage to try loosening the soil, but a more effective way to reverse compaction is through planting cover crops with aggressive roots that will add pores back into the soil.

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