Burton - 5/5/2016 21:42 Mhagny what is your idea on fixing it then? Ripping? Thank you all for the advice i dont really have the coin to hire a ripper but it is high on the list for this fall. Maybe i will just chisel it... but is that kind of compaction going to hurt beans a great deal because they have stronger roots? Alfalfa is a great way to alleviate compaction. Otherwise, you'll have to try to do it with annual crop (or cover-crop) roots, earthworms, etc -- which will be much slower than alfalfa. I really wouldn't say soybeans have strong roots. They do have a taproot, which is different in architecture from corn and other grass crops. But soybeans don't really have any great ability to punch thru high-density soil. | 
Compaction help
