Northeast Region Certified Crop Adviser (NRCCA) Study Resources

In This Section

• PO 27 Health & indicators
• PO 28 Compaction
• PO 29 Compaction in Northeast USA
• PO 30 Long-term intensive crop production
• PO 31 Soil compaction factors
• PO 32 Variable susceptibility
• PO 33 Root/shoot growth, crop yield
• PO 34 Strength & water content
• PO 35 Penetrometer
• PO 36 Degradation from compaction
• PO 37 Soil compaction prevention
• PO 38 Soil compaction remediation
• Summary

Competency Area 4: Soil health and compaction

Summary

• Soil health is measured chemically (nutrient content), physically (texture, depth, water content, etc), and biologically (microbial population and biomass).
• Soil compaction is a common problem in high-traffic fields, and can be somewhat remedied by tillage.  Tillage has its own drawbacks, however.  Many factors must be considered when planning to implement a tillage system.