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Soil Health Demonstration Videos - Montana

Watch demonstrations of rainfall simulator, slake test, and infiltration performed using Montana soils.

Soil Health Demonstration: Rainfall Simulator

NRCS agronomist, Susan Tallman, demonstrates the difference management can make for runoff and water infiltration into cropped soils using the rainfall simulator. The demonstration takes place using samples from 4 Montana locations.

 

Soil Health Demonstration: Slake Test

NRCS agronomist, Susan Tallman, demonstrates the difference management can make for soil aggregate stability and how that may impact infiltration and runoff using the slake test. The demonstration takes place using dryland crop samples from Gallatin County that are right next to each other 1) no-till, continuous crop for 20 years and 2) tilled, crop fallow for 20 years.

Soil Health Demonstration: Infiltration

NRCS agronomist, Susan Tallman, demonstrates the difference management can make for water infiltration into soil using the infiltration ring demonstration. The demonstration takes place on a continuous crop, no-till site and a crop-fallow, conventional-till site right next to each other.