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Soil Tillage Videos (11) ›

Soil Tillage Videos (11) ›

2025 Spring Seeding Manitoba 01

Just to take another look back to spring seeding in Manitoba in 2025. There were some dry and windy conditions this past spring, but for the most part, seeding went well. There was some ground drifting in windy conditions, but not where there was adequate trash cover to protect the soil.... More ›

Beneficial Management Practices (BMP): Mitigating GHG Emissions on Dairy Farms | Living Labs Ontario

Soils at Guelph Executive Co-Director and Agrometerologist Claudia Wagner-Riddle collaborates with Living Labs Ontario to focus on the cropping side of a commercial dairy farm. Claudia and her research team use BMPs like crop rotation with alfalfa, soybean, and corn to mitigate GHG emissions... More ›

Soil Compaction Is Robbing Our Hay Yield—Here’s the Fix

We are a high volume , heavy traffic hay operation. A typical field might see the mowers 3 times a year, tedders 6-8 times a year, balers, rakes, semis, sprayers and tons of other equipment. We have increased our focus on stand longevity and part of this is reducing compaction without ripping ou... More ›

How Much Can I Reduce Fertilizer? | Dave Stark Explains

Curious about cutting back on fertilizer without sacrificing yield? In this video, Dave Stark dives into one of the most common questions from growers: How much can I really reduce my fertilizer use?... More ›

Planted… Then It Turned Cold? The Yield Risk You Need to Watch

Cold, wet conditions right after planting can quietly impact your crop before it even emerges.... More ›

Module 2: Soil Health Biology

More than 90% of soil bacteria are dormant in soils as they wait for improved conditions. Learn how to manage the soil to increase key biological hotspots that will help your system awaken soil bacteria and fungi and other key soil organisms important for performing soil health functions that w... More ›

Module 1: Introduction to Soil Health

Soil Health is an integral part of the planning process. It impacts almost all of the resource concerns that NRCS planners deal with on a daily basis. That deeper level of knowledge will enable the conservation planner to develop soil health management systems that can address multiple resourc... More ›

Glen Rabenberg - Soil Health 101 (Day 1)

Glen Rabenberg - Soil Health 101 (Day 1) | | Back to Your Roots Soil Solutions Inc.... More ›

How to Take a Soil Sample

Learn how to collect a soil sample for testing. This video shows proper tools, sampling depth, and mixing methods to get accurate soil test results.... More ›

Glen Rabenberg - Soil Testing

Glen Rabenberg - Soil Testing | | Back to Your Roots Soil Solutions Inc.... More ›

Soil Variability

Farm Basics from Ag PhD Episode #1460 | Air Date 3/29/26 - Brian and Darren discuss how farmers deal with different soil types and fertility across fields.... More ›

Green field for the commenter, late March Drought 2026 is here in NE, how' your areas soil moist?

Green field for the commenter, late March Drought 2026 is here in NE, how' your areas soil moist? | | Grow The Farm Up... More ›

Tissue and soil sampling

Hear from Colin Elgie, Soil Fertility Specialist at Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness, on best practices for tissue and soil sampling for accurate nitrogen and general nutrient analysis in a corn crop.... More ›

SCIC Satellite Forage Insurance

Satellite Forage Insurance provides coverage when there is a shortage of soil moisture.... More ›

Deeper Tillage In Sandy Soils

Back to breaking land with 2 John Deere plows.... More ›

Preparing Soil for Fruit Trees Before You Plant with Ariel Agenbroad

Preparing soil for fruit trees is one of the most important — and most overlooked — steps before planting. In this episode, I visit Spaulding Ranch in Boise, Idaho, and speak with soil specialist Ariel Agenbroad from the University of Idaho Extension. Together, we explore how to evaluate soil... More ›

Digging Deeper - Assessing Soil Health in Manitoba

Digging Deeper - Assessing Soil Health in Manitoba | | Manitoba Agriculture... More ›

Heavy Metals in Soil: Remediation Strategies

Dr. Patrick Freeze Director of Research and Development at Ward Laboratories, talks about heavy metals in soils. Patrick recently wrote an article for Acres Magazine discussing heavy metals and soils, some of the contamination sources, ways to determine concentrations, and then also ways to reme... More ›

Nutrient Management Manure Injection

Discover the benefits of manure injection in farming! Learn how nutrient management planners are helping farmers maximize manure nutrients and reduce nitrogen fertilizer costs. Coupling nutrient management with manure injection is key to achieving both farm profit and the environmental benefits ... More ›

2026 Nutrient Management Planning Class 1, 1/15/26

2026 Nutrient Management Planning Class 1, 1/15/26. This session includes a class outline and understanding of the Nutrient Management Plan. Also includes information on land treatment plans (LTPs), field maps, soils, RUSLE2, Farming to T, and information on the required agricultural practices (... More ›

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