Soil Structure & Compaction

Damage to soil structure reduces profit margins.

The structure is the how the particles bind together to form aggregates that allows:

• Roots to anchor the plant
• Water to drain through pores and cracks
• Water retention
• Air to roots for favourable gas exchange
• Mineralisation of nutrients and release to crop roots
• Biodiversity of microbes

Assessing your soil structure takes only a few minutes of your time, a spade and a copy of the Visual Evaluation of Soil Structure score sheet.