6 Best Crops For Soil Compaction

[@mauryroblovich]

1. Oats 2. Red clover 3. Radish- big varieties (daikon, horseradish etc) 4. Cereals (sorghum, rye, wheat etc) 5. Alfalfa 6. Edible weeds native to your area

[@MarSchlosser]

Viva Arizona. Summer slump is the best time for covers. Sorghum with cowpeas beat the heat. Sorghum will grow only as tall as it's taproot can grow deep. Winter crops like oilseed radishes, carrots, collards, kohlrabi, and so on make great feed stocks. Mixed, it's rare they suffer damage. Mesquite is a treasure that was ignored or hated. Leaf feed value is same as clover, but those roots will drive as much as 200 feet while pumping out nitrogen, giving shade, and then a high value grain, the beans.Warnings on that, most animals can't digest the seeds, but there is a move to create mechanical harvesting, then crush the pods and feed that way. 31% protein, and 26+% surar in the pods.

[@TheFeralFarmgirl]

My goats love mesquite beans!

[@fshah48]

I used daikon to reduce compaction.

[@SolarSolaceFarms]

This is a fairly generic general overview, not everything did is perfect, but it’s a good start. The shovel is the best tool to get an idea of how your soil is functioning. Thanks for this little video!

[@williamreeder3660]

Were you suggesting a nuclear density machine to test soil compaction ? That looked like a troxler in the video….. good luck getting the license to buy one of those.

[@-FreeField-xt4oi]

In warmer climates try pigeon peas...they are miraculous

[@k-dog58]

Cannabis is a great one. Your soil will be drastically improved and your bank account will look great as well.

[@intheshell35ify]

Unless you get busted by the sheriff while he is serving you divorce papers. Bank account not look so good.

[@k-dog58]

@@intheshell35ify hi no one said it had to be legally done

[@MrWhiltetail]

@@k-dog58 People with morals do. Plus this is a Christian nation so most people assume most will follow the law.

[@tradcon3096]

@@MrWhiltetaillawful and legal are not the same thing. They are diverging rapidly in the current era. Christian’s must learn to distinguish between them

[@TwoRiversFarm707]

I wish the pictures matched the message. As they speak about no till, they show a flyover of tilled land. The visuals aren't telling the story - they need to re-enforce the message, not contradict it.

[@Prometheus4096]

I usually hate AI scripts with stock video footage. But this one is really well done.

[@RegenerativeFarmersofAmerica]

Because it isn't ai.

[@klauskarbaumer6302]

How come you show wheat when you talk about oats?

[@TheFeralFarmgirl]

Stock footage. They probably couldn't find the footage they needed, so they substituted it, thinking nobody would notice. 😆 Good catch!

[@shanegeorge9157]

Red clover doesn't last 3 years

[@klauskarbaumer6302]

Well, under certain conditions it lasts. I mow my hayfields after the clover has bloomed and starts turning color. Then it reseeds itself year after year.@@shanegeorge9157

[@MarSchlosser]

@@shanegeorge9157 Yeah, I caught that one, too obvious. It does hardseed, tho, which is great.

[@edwardpearce1138]

@@MarSchlosserBut crimson clover is better than red clover at that.

[@1voluntaryist]

Severely compact ground may require extreme measures like planting thistles. Resist the "quick fix", e.g., plowing. Boycott chemicals and heavy equipment. FOLLOW NATURE.

[@WuffWuffOhFlashy]

Regen is the future but this lecture is woeful and ill informed! Get a qualified agronomist to help you.