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I have a question to ask you.
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Is your soil healthy, functioning and stable?
One of the best visual diagnostic tools that
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I know of is the soil stability test.
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Here are two soils. Exactly the same soil
type.
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This soil has been tilled for 30 years.
This soil has not been tilled for 40 years.
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It is covered with diverse plants year round.
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Watch what happens when we drop the soil in
the water.
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Notice how the conventional tilled soil is
falling apart.
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The biotic glues in the organic matter are
burned up by tillage.
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The soil pores have collapsed.
Notice the no-till soil soil. The pore spaces
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Do this test for yourself. I guarantee that
if you dig a little, you’ll learn a lot.