Check out this tall drink of water!💧 Each spring, before we prep the fields for rice planting, we perform in-field and lab tests to see how our soil is doing—how much life there is above and below ground, what the nutrient concentration looks like, and more. In these photos, Gabrielle and Lacey from our Farm Operations & Sustainability teams are performing what’s called an “aggregate stability” test. 🤓 What’s an “aggregate stability” test? Here’s the dirt: First, Gabrielle and Lacey dug a 6” hole and took out a “soil aggregate,” otherwise known as a dirt clod (it’s a technical term). They put the dirt clod in a cup of water and set a timer for five minutes to see how murky the water got as the soil broke down. As you can see, the soil didn’t break down very much and the water stayed pretty clear, even after five minutes. This means we have pretty solid “aggregate stability.” Woo-wee! 🙌 🧐 Wait, what does “aggregate stability” mean and why does it matter? Well, aggregate s...