The CropTec Show: Soil Hub - Getting a handle on subsoil compaction

With subsoil compaction difficult to quantify at field-scale, PhD student Joseph Martlew of Cranfield University has been working with NIAB TAG to investigate methods to quantify and alleviate it in arable soils.

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The CropTec Show: Soil Hub - Getting a handle on subsoil compaction

With subsoil compaction difficult to quantify at field-scale, PhD student Joseph Martlew of Cranfield University has been working with NIAB TAG to investigate methods to quantify and alleviate it in arable...

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