Conservation Farming In The United States

Author : Edgar Michalson
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9781420048834
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Conservation Farming in the United States written by Edgar Michalson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1998-12-29 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conservation Farming in the United States: The Methods and Accomplishments of the STEEP Program explains the success of the multidisciplinary STEEP (Solutions to Economic and Environmental Problems) conservation project, currently in its third decade, which focuses on the Palouse and the western Pacific Northwest. Topics addressed include integrated pest management; equipment for conservation farming; and conservation farming technology transfer to producers.

Author : Tom Dale
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Conservation Farming for the Hard Lands of the Southern Great Plains written by Tom Dale and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Teddy Michael Zobeck
Publisher : ASA-CSSA-SSSA
ISBN 13 : 9780891188520
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soil and Water Conservation Advances in the United States written by Teddy Michael Zobeck and published by ASA-CSSA-SSSA. This book was released on 2010 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have agricultural management efforts begun in the desperation of the Dust Bowl brought us to where we need to be tomorrow? Questions about the environmental footprint of farming make this book required reading. Approximately 62% of the total U.S. land area is used for agriculture, and this land also provides critical ecosystem functions. Authors from each region of the continental United States describe the progress of soil and water conservation to date and visualize how agricultural production practices must change in future years to address the newest challenges.

Author : United States. Soil Conservation Service
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Farming for Greater Production of War Crops in the Intermountain and Southwestern Country written by United States. Soil Conservation Service and published by . This book was released on 1943 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Frank M. D'Itri
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book CONSERVATION TILLAGE written by Frank M. D'Itri and published by Springer. This book was released on 1985-10 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Soil Conservation Service
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book More from Your Farm written by United States. Soil Conservation Service and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Noel Uri
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 100044791X
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Conservation Tillage in U.S. Agriculture written by Noel Uri and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-05-30 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover farming techniques that will decrease soil erosion and costs! Soil erosion from U.S. croplands has long been recognized as a national problem. Conservation Tillage in U.S. Agriculture: Environmental, Economic, and Policy Issues is the first ever complete study of the costs and benefits of using conservation tillage to prevent soil erosion. Designed for professionals working in the areas of soil science, agronomy, economics, environmental studies, and agriculture, this complete study covers everything from machinery and trends in conservation tillage to its adoption to use in regions of the United States. With this in-depth manual, you will examine different types of tillage and the many benefits this practice can ensure, such as improving water quality, increasing organic matter in your soil, sequestering carbon, and providing habitat and food for wildlife. Covering the economic, environmental, and policy issues of this practice, Conservation Tillage in U.S. Agriculture features: the history of conservation tillage case studies on costs and benefits of differing conservation tillage practices with various crops tables and graphs of trends, and case studies concerning the use of different farming methods U.S. Department of Agriculture soil conservation policies how to prevent soil erosion without harming the environment factors affecting conservation tillage, adoption, and use for crops such as peanuts, potatoes, beets, tobacco, and vegetables. With the help of this book, you will measure the benefits and costs of conservation tillage based on profitability and environmental impact and explore the positive and negative environmental consequences that may involve air, land, water, and/or the health and ecological status of wildlife. Conservation Tillage in U.S. Agriculture is a timely and informative look at conservation tillage practices that will help you improve residue management and create better conditions for wildlife and the environment.

Author : Alexandra Bot
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9789251046258
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Conservation Agriculture written by Alexandra Bot and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this publication is to show how conservation agriculture can increase crop production while reducing erosion and reversing soil fertility decline, improving rural livelihoods and restoring the environment in developing countries. Soil organic matter and biological activity in the rooting zone, stimulated by continual additions of fresh organic material (crop residues and cover crops) are the basis of conservation agriculture, as described in the first chapter.

Author : Tom Dale
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Conservation Farming for the Sandy Lands of the Southern Great Plains written by Tom Dale and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Agricultural Conservation Program, Summary by States written by United States. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: