Simple Soil Structure Assessment for the farmer

These guidelines for a simple assessment of soil structure should help to draw conclusions on the current status of the soil structure for the implementation of conservation tillage and adapted field traffic. For this the soil areas surface, tilled topsoil, topsoil base and adjacent subsoil are closer looked at regarding their structure, root penetration of the soil, earthworm activity and incorporation of organic residues. This tool enables you to match the machines to the site specific compaction sensitiveness.