Frozen Fields, Tight Soils: How Gypsum Helps Winter Compaction from Stealing Yield
By late winter, the story is familiar on many farms and landscapes. Heavy harvest traffic has left ruts along headlands. Winter rain and meltwater sit on the surface instead of soaking in. Fields that once crumbled nicely under a shovel now break into hard clods or smear slick and shiny. Compacted, tight soil quietly steals […]