Understanding Soil Compaction

Soil compaction is a significant issue, robbing farmers of up to 50% of yield.

Soil compaction is also highly variable across a field and at different soil depths.

With the SmartProbe System, a grower can now easily create real-time maps showing soil compaction at different depths and locations in the field.

By fixing problem acres in a field, users can expect substantial increases in yield from addressing root restriction. These issues can often be simply fixed with tillage and/or cover crops!

Growers can forget about the old days of having to treat every acre the same. With the SmartProbe System, growers can make site specific decisions and save on time, fuel, maintenance, and repairs amongst other costs.

By reducing tillage to only the acres that will see a benefit and implementing cover crops on the acres that tillage can't fix, growers can expect to see measurable gains in organic matter, water holding capacity, and biological activity!