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Producer Dan Buerkle and NRCS Supervisory District Conservationist Ann Fischer. The two conduct a slake test comparing soil samples from corn field in no-till and managed for soil health with a field edge that is compacted and has little soil cover. The darker sample on the right is the soil managed for soil health. This sample slakes less, meaning it has better soil aggregate stability. It would allow for increased water infiltration into the soil, more pore space for air, decreased crusting and erosion, and more compared to the other sample. B&B Farms, Fallon County, MT. June 2021.
Jgibson-8626
Producer Dan Buerkle and NRCS Supervisory District Conservationist Ann Fischer. The two conduct a slake test comparing soil samples from corn field in no-till and managed for soil health with a field edge that is compacted and has little soil cover. The darker sample on the right is the soil managed for soil health. This sample slakes less, meaning it has better soil aggregate stability. It would allow for increased water infiltration into the soil, more pore space for air, decreased crusting and erosion, and more compared to the other sample. B&B Farms, Fallon County, MT. June 2021.