The Road that Led Tommy Thompson To Create the Traction Plowing System

I grew up on a farm in Mississippi and for several years drove across the delta of Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana while working on another job for VillagePrints.com, a graphic arts company that I developed and own. I observed farmers driving large tractors back and forth across their fields. I understood what this was doing to the soil since I had served for several years as head of the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Experiment Station's Art and Photography Department. In that job, I produced many technical bulletins, the MAFES newspaper, slide presentations, and annual reports. I heard soil compaction discussed many times in meetings and in conversations with professors. Since I am naturally a "problem solver," I tend to think "outside the box," and developed my idea of a solution to this problem. Iowa State has looked at my idea and is impressed. Mississippi State is also looking at my idea. Vanderbilt University's Engineering School is considering using my system as a project for their senior engineering students.

You can check out my idea at this link on YouTube:
Soil Compaction Possible Solution

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.