Using sward lifters to alleviate compaction
This video explores the use of sward lifters as a management tool to help alleviate soil compaction.
Seamus Donnelly, an agricultural consultant who specialises in soils and compaction, was a key speaker at a meeting on Arran focusing on managing water and drainage on the farm. In this video, Seamus discusses the use of sward lifters as a management tool to help alleviate soil compaction, but he stresses the importance of knowing where your problems are within your soil profile before use.
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