Farmers may be facing more compaction issues than usual this spring. Randall Reeder, an Ohio State University Extension agricultural engineer, said that no-till farmers may be better off than others.
Many no-till corn and soybean growers are harvesting record crops. However, they may be facing compaction issues because of saturated soils at harvest. "Many farmers will be unable to get back in their fields after harvest," said Randall Reeder, an Ohio State University Extension agricultural engineer. "Many fields have ruts and severe compaction issues."
Ohio State University researchers have found that the surface makeup of a plant’s leaves – hairy or waxy or varying degrees of both – plays a huge role in the effectiveness of liquid applications.
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