Soil structure and health is critical growers to improve crop productivity and sustainability.  Dr. Karl Wyant, VP of Ag Science at Heliae Agriculture helps us understand the importance of soil health and quality.  Our new Director of Agronomic Services, Dr. Rob Mikkelsen also joins to add insight to the discussion. In this part 1 discussion we are going to look at the physical and chemical connection to soil health. In Part 2, we will discuss the Biological component. We refer to Karl's article in the Progressive Crop Consultant magazine, "Managing Soil and Structure Quality" published in the January/February edition. Karl mentioned, "The Biology of Compaction" article from Ohio State To learn more from Karl, email him at info@heliae.com or visit Phycoterra's web site.