James Hoorman

Former NRCS Educator
and Soil Health Consultant

CLASSROOM #22: The Biology of Soil Compaction and Safeguarding Your No-Tilled Soils

Most no-tillers know compaction problems adversely affect soil and plant health, but avoiding it might have been a challenge for many growers last year with all the wet weather. There’s a science to how compaction forms in soils and understanding that can help no-tillers handle this challenge more successfully, says James Hoorman.

The former NRCS educator and soil health consultant examines how soil texture and soil organic matter influences soil structure and soil compaction and review impacts of soil compaction on agricultural production and the environment. Healso shares how roots and soil biology improve aggregate stability and reduce soil compaction, and apply soil health concepts to improve aggregate stability, reduce nutrient and water runoff and improve yields.