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Soil color and structure Soil aggregate stability Compaction layer Infiltration
With a few simple tools such as infiltration kits and a shovel, these are all things that a producer can assess themselves.
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Field measurements/observations have been much more consistent. The point here is that the observational & field tests, as done with a Rangeland Health assessment, have yielded the most consistent results in our DSP studies.
Infiltration kit shovel
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Rainfall infiltration kit.
RotationalGrazing
ContinuousGrazing
Cropland
Infiltration Rate
Hyde CountyGlenham soil
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Rotation Continuous Cropland
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mins
Depth of mollic (compare to OSD) & infiltration
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The cropland on this site was converted only 9 months prior to when the infiltration was tested and these pictures were taken.
Infiltration Rate
Deuel CountyBarnes soil
RotationalGrazingCropland
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Cropland Rotation
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Depth of mollic (compare to OSD) & infiltration
Granular vs. massive/single grain