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SOIL & WATER MANAGEMENT & CONSERVATION
soil Water management conservation. soil Science 308. WINTER 2002. FieldTrip Reserve Readings. soil Water management conservation WWW Links.
http://www.missouri.edu/~snr0287/308.html

Extractions: Lab Tues Wed 9:00-12:00 116 ABNR Building Texts: Troeh, Frederick R., J. Arthur Hobbs, Roy L. Donahue. 1999. Soil and water conservation for productivity and environmental protection. 3rd ed. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J. (T) PURPOSE OF THE CLASS: This management reduces problems caused by soil erosion such as water pollution and reduction in soil quality. The purpose of this course includes: 1) Presentation of the problems caused by soil erosion and poor soil management, 2) Presentation of the process of soil erosion 3) Analysis of soil erosion problems,4) Applications of soil conservation methods to solve erosion problems.
Soil And Nutrient Management: Comparing Conservation Practices...
soil and Nutrient management Comparing conservation Practices Among Five FarmTypes (A presentation of the 2000 soil and Water conservation Society Annual
http://www.swcs.org/t_pubs_journal_3rdQ00abstracts_12.htm

Extractions: Corresponding author: Meredith Soule, USDA-ERS, 1800 M St, NW, Room S4171, Washington, D.C. 20036. Phone: 202.694.5552, fax: 202.694.5775, email: msoule@ers.usda.gov There is increasing recognition that farmers face constraints on their farming and conservation decisions depending on their resources, stage in life, and lifestyle choices. These factors are captured in a new farm typology developed by the Economic Research Service (ERS). The farm typology includes five major farm types: limited resource farms, retirement farms, residential/lifestyle farms, low sales family farms, and high sales family farms. The data used in this study resulted from 950 corn producers interviewed for the 1996 crop year as part of a ERS Agricultural Resources Management Study (ARMS) survey administered by the National Agricultural Statistical Service of the USDA. Mean adoption rates of eleven different soil and nutrient management practices are compared across the typology using t-statistics. The overall adoption of practices varies widely as does the adoption of each practice between groups. In general, the limited-resource, retirement and residential/lifestyle farmers are less likely to use technologies such as N-inhibitors, precision agriculture, conservation tillage, or rotation with legumes and contour plowing than are the low and high sales family farmers. However, when other factors, such as acres operated, operators education, planting on highly erodible land, and land tenure, are controlled for by using a binary logit adoption model for each practice, the farm typology is found to be an important explanatory variable for only two practices rotation with legumes and conservation tillage.
Journal Of Soil & Water Conservation
researchers, readers, and staff are professionals in soil and water conservation,technical and research fields, and organizational decision management.
http://www.swcs.org/t_pubs_journal.htm

Extractions: Editorial Calendar The Journal of Soil and Water Conservation is a forum to promote creative thinking and encourage investigation of conservation issues and concerns in the area of soil, water, and related natural resources, present new research and ideas, discuss conservation concepts, policies, and viewpoints. Reader Profile Writers, researchers, readers, and staff are professionals in soil and water conservation, technical and research fields, and organizational decision management. Readers are highly knowledgeable, well educated, and active in their particular fields. Readers are scientists, researchers, administrators, educators, environmentalists, conservation field practitioners, policymakers, and natural resource managers. Expertise is in the areas of: agronomy, conservation education, conservation planning, ecosystem management, environmental quality, erosion and sediment control, geology, floodplain management, farmland preservation, forage management, forestry, GIS, GPS, irrigation, mined land reclamation, nonpoint source pollution, rangeland management, soil science, sustainable agriculture, watershed management, wetland restoration, and wildlife management.
EXPLOITS AND ENDEAVORS IN SOIL WATER MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION USING NUCLEAR T
TEKTRAN. EXPLOITS AND ENDEAVORS IN soil WATER management AND CONSERVATIONUSING NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES. Author(s) EVETT STEVEN R Interpretive
http://www.nal.usda.gov/ttic/tektran/data/000011/69/0000116979.html

Extractions: water use efficiency evapotranspiration graded furrow irrigation sprinkler irrigation microirrigation lepa tillage corn sorghum alfalfa soybean wheat infiltration percolation runoff erosion water use plant stress lysimeters irrigation scheduling crop models energy balance water balance soil physical properties crop residues water quality nitrogen balance drip irrigation Contact:
UC Davis News & Information :: News Services : Soil Science
soil management and conservation. Michael Singer, a UC Davis professor of soilscience, studies how soil responds to the forces of wind, water and humans.
http://www.news.ucdavis.edu/services/soil_science.lasso

Extractions: Law ... UC Davis faculty members from a variety of disciplines are available to discuss issues related to soil science. If you need information on a topic not listed, please contact Sylvia Wright, News Service, (530) 752-7704, swright@ucdavis.edu Assistant professor William Horwath is an expert in soil biogeochemistry. He studies the roles of soil organic matter in global climate change and in storing carbon; soil fertility and sustainability of managed and natural ecosystems; carbon and nitrogen cycling processes; soil organic matter dynamics; and microbe-plant interactions. Contact: William Horwath, Land, Air and Water Resources, (530) 754-6029, wrhorwath@ucdavis.edu Michael Singer , a UC Davis professor of soil science, studies how soil responds to the forces of wind, water and humans. Worldwide, wind and water erosion are two of the most serious consequences of poor soil management. Soil compaction is a third. One current Singer project seeks to understand the processes and consequences of soil compaction in forests. Another project investigates the rates and mechanisms of iron transformations in soils. Singer also has studied the reasons why some soils are more susceptible to wind and water erosion than others and how best to control soil erosion. Contact: Michael Singer, Land, Air and Water Resources, (530) 752-7499
Soil Conservation Environmental Engineering,Ecosystem Management,Soil Management
C 1 to 2 of 2 results. View All Suppliers Environmental Engineering Ecosystem management soil management soil conservation.
http://www.processregister.com/Soil Conservation/Suppliers/pid5841.htm

Extractions: View All Suppliers Environmental Engineering Ecosystem Management Soil Management > Soil Conservation Suppliers By Product Suppliers By Name Products By Name Categories By Name All Keywords Any Keyword Exact Phrase ALL COUNTRIES Argentina Australia Austria Belarus Belgium Bolivia Brazil Canada Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland Northwest Territories Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon China Christmas Island Czech Republic Denmark Egypt Finland France Germany Ghana Greece Hong Kong India Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chandigarh Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Orissa Pondicherry Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttar Pradesh West Bengal Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic Of) Ireland Israel Italy Japan Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Malaysia Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Norway Pakistan Philippines Puerto Rico Romania Russian Federation Scotland Singapore South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey Turks And Caicos Islands
ERS Publications -
Keywords soil management, conservation, soil conservation, tillage, conservationpractices, rotations, crop residue, pesticides, ERS, USDA. In this series
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/arei/arei2001/arei4_2/

Extractions: ERS Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators No. AH722. , February 2002 Crop production depends largely on soil and is affected greatly by the quality of that soil. Soil quality also plays a role in the environmental effects of crop production. Traditional measures of soil quality include land capability and suitability, prime land, productivity, erodibility, and vulnerability to leach pesticides and nitrates. More comprehensive measures are needed that consider physical, chemical, and biological properties, and also economic factors. Soil management involves actions by land managers that affect soil quality and productivity and alter soil's effects on environmental quality. Examples of these actions include land use or cropping pattern, type and extent of tillage, amount of cover or residue left on the soil, and use of conservation buffers and structures. Keywords: soil management, conservation, soil conservation, tillage, conservation practices, rotations, crop residue, pesticides, ERS, USDA
G1650 Conservation Tillage And Residue Management To Reduce Soil Erosion
Agricultural publication G1650 Reviewed December 2, 1993. ConservationTillage and Residue management to Reduce soil Erosion.
http://muextension.missouri.edu/explore/agguides/agengin/g01650.htm

Extractions: Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia Crop-residue management through conservation tillage is one of the best and most cost-effective ways to reduce soil erosion. Conservation tillage and residue management may reduce machinery expenses and save soil, labor, fuel and money. Crop residues uniformly distributed over the soil surface will significantly reduce soil losses over an entire field. On terraced land, the resulting reduction in soil losses due to this residue cover can greatly reduce the cost of terrace maintenance. Two mechanisms are involved in soil erosion: soil detachment and soil transport. Most soil detachment is caused by raindrop impact, a major factor in sheet erosion. The average erosion from cropland in Missouri is about 10 tons per acre per year, equivalent to about 0.07 inches (slightly over 1/16 inch). Sheet erosion can go almost undetected for years, often causing great losses in productivity before the landowner becomes concerned. Some soil detachment is caused by flowing water, especially where water concentrates to cause gullies. Gullies created by flowing water may be either ephemeral or permanent gullies. Short-lived gullies may be filled in by heavy tillage operations but tend to reform annually in the same location.
Soil Management | NRCS Soil Quality Institute
ReaderLand management and soil Quality. soil Quality Agronomy Technical NotesThis series of technical notes describes the effects of conservation practices
http://soils.usda.gov/sqi/Mngmt.htm

Extractions: Files labeled as pdf require Acrobat Reader to view. Click here to download Adobe Acrobat Reader Soil Quality - Agronomy Technical Notes This series of technical notes describes the effects of conservation practices on soil quality. Intended for NRCS field staff use. Soil Quality - Urban Technical Notes This series of technical notes describes the effects of conservation practices on soil quality in urban and suburban settings. Intended for NRCS field staff use. Rangeland Soil Quality Resources for understanding and managing soil quality on rangeland. Soil Conditioning Index This tool will be used to predict the consequences of cropping systems and tillage practices on the status of soil organic matter. Minnesota Soil Management Series (links to a University of Minnesota web page) The Soil Management Series is "Soils 101" written for the land manager. It helps farmers improve the long-term performance of their soil by providing useful scientific background and explaining management options. The five units of the series are: "Soil Management" (an overview), "Compaction", "Manure Management", "Organic Matter Management," and "Soil Biology and Soil Management." The material is most relevant to Minnesota conditions. Forest Soil Quality A list of references related to soil quality in forested lands.
Great Lakes Commission Land And Soil Management
offers a sustainable longterm management option for Great Lakes Basin Program forSoil Erosion and of Agriculture-Natural Resources conservation Service (NRCS
http://www.glc.org/landsoil.html

Extractions: The beneficial use of dredged material allows for recycling of dredged material, particularly that material which is not contaminated or only mildly contaminated. With proper testing and government guidelines that protect of human health and the environment, beneficial use of dredged material offers a sustainable long-term management option for dredged material in the Great Lakes Basin. For more information, contact Victoria Pebbles at vpebbles@glc.org Dredging The Great Lakes Dredging Team (GLDT) is a partnership of federal and state agencies created to assure that the dredging of U.S. harbors and channels throughout the Great Lakes, Connecting Channels and tributaries is conducted in a timely and cost-effective manner while meeting environmental protection, restoration and enhancement goals. For more information, contact Victoria Pebbles at vpebbles@glc.org Great Lakes Basin Program for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control The purpose of the Great Lakes Basin Program coordinated by the Great Lakes Commission under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-Region V, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is to coordinate the efforts of the various levels of government with the specific goal of protecting and improving Great Lakes water quality by controlling soil erosion and sedimentation. For more information, contact Gary Overmier at
Best Management Practices-Soil & Water Conservation
Best management Practices soil Water conservation. This series of sixarticles was written by consultants working in the forest industry.
http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/forestry/bestprac.htm

Extractions: Note: This is the second in a series of forestry-related articles to promote proper forestry practices, forestry education, and forestry extension. The series will also speak to some of the misconceptions about forestry. Forestry activities, particularly harvesting, can have serious consequences on soil and water quality. Any good forester is concerned about these impacts. Measures can be taken to preserve soil and water quality and to prevent their undue mixing. These measures are known as Best Management Practices or BMPs. Any activities that involve heavy machinery on mountainous or rolling terrain require cutting roads. Skid roads are used to move logs from stump to log desk by bulldozers and skidders (specially adapted, articulated four-wheel drive tractors). Haul roads are used to move logs from the log deck to the public road. When the roads are built, bare mineral soil is exposed. When soil is exposed, soil or sediment can be moved by the force of water. When sediment moves, it moves toward a stream. The purpose of implementing Best Management Practices is to minimize soil movement, particularly movement into a stream.
FAO Soil Resources, Management And Conservation Service, Tools
Linkages soil resources, management and conservation service. DIGITALsoil MAP OF THE WORLD AND DERIVED soil PROPERTIES ON CDROM. The
http://www.hydrosult.com/niledata/dsmw/T1.HTM

Extractions: FAO HOME AGLS Home Staff and regional offices Program and Projects Tools and Software ... Linkages The Digital Soil Map of the World (DSMW) CD-ROM (Version 3.5, November 1995) is based on the FAO/UNESCO Soil Map of the World, original scale 1:5 000 000. The CD-ROM contains two types of files, DSMW map sheets and derived soil properties files with images derived from the Soil Map of the World. DSMW MAP SHEETS The Digital Soil Map of the World consists of ten map sheets: Africa, North America, Central America, Europe, Central and Northeast Asia, Far East, Southeast Asia, and Oceania. The maps are available in three different formats: one vector format (ARC/INFO Export) and two raster formats called ERDAS and IDRISI (or flat raster) formats. The ARC/INFO Export vector files can be read by ARC/INFO software on PC or other platforms that support ARC/INFO such as VAX/VMS and UNIX. The ERDAS raster files are in ERDAS version 7.5 GIS format and can be read by ERDAS software version 7.5 or later (e.g. version 8.1, called ERDAS/IMAGINE) on PC or UNIX and by other software that can import ERDAS 7.5 GIS files. The IDRISI raster files are in IDRISI IMG format and can be read by IDRISI software on PC and by most GIS and image-processing software that can read flat raster files.
BCMAFF - Resource Management
Grassland Ranges $5.00 (BCMAF)1982, 614.0002, Cloverdale soil conservation GroupFinal Report Part 3-Organic soil management for Vegetable Farmers (CSCG) 1994.
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/resmgmt/publist/Soil.htm

Extractions: Soil Fertilization Soil Improvement Methods for Home Garden Soil pH Soil Liming - Understanding Your Soil Test Recommendations Materials for Improving Garden Soil Structure ... Soil Acidity and Liming Facts Land Clearing in B.C. (BCMAF) 1982 Soil Compaction Seeding Grassland Ranges (BCMAF)1982 Cloverdale Soil Conservation Group Final Report: Part 3-Organic Soil Management for Vegetable Farmers (CSCG) 1994 Broken Rock Rip Rap Bank Protection * Estimating Crop Residue Cover for Soil Erosion Control Improved Livestock Access to Water Using Geogrids Control of Wind Erosion ... Soil Management Handbook for the Lower Fraser Valley (BCMAFF) 1991 Protecting Your Shorelands Soil Management Handbook for the Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (BCMAFF) 1994 Watershed Stewardship - A Guide for Agriculture Management and the Nutrient Value of Manure Sulphur Deficiencies in Central B.C.
Virginia's SWCDs, Functions, Etc.
all DCR staff working in soil and water DCR conservation district coordinators serveas liaisons functions, assist with personnel management matters, oversee
http://www.dcr.state.va.us/sw/swcds.htm

Extractions: Directory of Virginia's SWCDs ... SWCDs by locality SWCD Directory: Click here to download the most recent edition (it's in PDF format - you'll need the free Adobe Acrobat reader to view or print this. Version 4.0 or better works best). Soil and water conservation districts (SWCDs) were established in the 1930s to develop comprehensive programs and plans to conserve soil resources, control and prevent soil erosion, prevent floods and conserve, develop, utilize and dispose water. Today, forty-seven districts serve as local resources for citizens in nearly all Virginia localities. Since the mid-1980s, DCR has relied heavily on districts to help deliver many programs aimed at controlling and preventing nonpoint source (NPS) pollution, often on a watershed basis. With their volunteer boards and more than 150 full and part-time technical and administrative employees, districts provide a valuable delivery system for Virginia's statewide nonpoint source pollution prevention programs.
ESA - Water Management And Conservation
for Water management and conservation 91 project Ecosystem Modeling to Vineyardmanagement in California's a Remote Sensing Directed soil Sampling Approach
http://www.esad.ssc.nasa.gov/application.asp?app=12
DNREC Online
three conservation districts in implementing agricultural and urbansuburban conservationplans and best management practices addressing soil erosion, water
http://www.dnrec.state.de.us/DNREC2000/Divisions/Soil/Soil.htm

Extractions: Acting Division Director.........Robert Baldwin.....(302) 739-4411 T he Division of Soil and Water Conservation is responsible for preserving and protecting the state's soil, water and coastal resources by managing the state's shoreline, coastal zone and navigable waterways, by regulating coastal and urban land use and construction activities and by promoting wise agricultural land management practices. Specifically, the Division: Shoreline and Waterway Management Section - utilizes a variety of techniques to maintain and improve the state's beaches including regulating coastal construction, depositing sand on beaches, planting beach grass and installing fencing to promote establishment of dunes. The Section also oversees the operation of the Indian River Sand Bypass System designed to provide an on-going source of sand nourishment to the north side of Indian River Inlet. This Section is also responsible for state dredging operations.
Forestry & Sustainable Land Management - Soil Conservation And Sustainable Land
soil conservation and sustainable land management. In April 1993 theNew Zealand Government released a position paper on sustainable
http://www.maf.govt.nz/mafnet/rural-nz/sustainable-resource-use/land-management/

Extractions: Rural NZ Assistance Emergencies People issues Profitability Research Sustainability Best practices Biodiversity Climate Irrigation Land Native forests Organics Resources Water Legislation Media Centre Publications Services In April 1993 the New Zealand Government released a position paper on sustainable agriculture, prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, as part of its sustainable land management strategy. erosion problems have resulted. Certain areas of New Zealand are now subject to accelerated mass movement, wind and water erosion, and degradation from unsustainable or inappropriate land management practices. Particular problems, of varying importance, include: land instability and mass movement erosion in hill and high country land in many parts of New Zealand, for example, severe mass movement in the East Coast region affecting about 285,000 hectares; land degradation in an at risk area of about 300,000 hectares of the tussock grasslands of the South Island high country, features of which are the losses of soil fertility, organic matter, structure and moisture retention capability;
Soil And Water Conservation Fact Sheet
Between 1943 and 1962, soil and Water conservation Districts (SWCDs mission had broadenedto include many urban and agricultural water management issues.
http://www.ohiodnr.com/factsheets/soilwater.htm

Extractions: Web: http://www.ohiodnr.com/soilandwater Mission Statement Provide leadership and services that enable Ohioans to conserve, protect and enhance soil, water and land resources. Historical Background In 1941, the Conservation Committee was established. Offices were located at The Ohio State University with the Cooperative Extension Service. In 1969, the Committee and its staff became part of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources as the Division of Soil and Water Districts. Meanwhile, in 1949, the Ohio General Assembly passed Amended Senate Bill 13 creating the Division of Lands and Soil to cooperate with all agencies engaged in soil conservation work and to complete an accurate and workable soil and land use inventory of the state. In 1982, the Division of Lands and Soil merged with the Division of Soil and Water Conservation Districts to form the Division of Soil and Water Conservation within ODNR. Main Purpose Implement statewide agricultural, urban and nonpoint water pollution control programs through information/education, technical assistance and cost-share assistance to private landowners/land users and local communities.
NSCSS Soil Science Sources Page
S2 soil Chemistry S-3 soil Biology Biochemistry S-4 soil Fertility Plant NutritionS-5 Pedology S-6 soil Water management conservation S-7 Forest
http://www.nscss.org/ssource.html

Extractions: Home Table of Contents Soil Science Links Liability Insurance ... Mission Statement Soil science information available from other professional sources. Organizations. Education. Agency. Internet. Business. This provides the traditional directory structure familiar to all web surfers. USA Regional US Department of Agriculture National Resource Conservation Service formerly Soil Conservation Service NRCS Technical Resources
Best Management Practices: A First Look - Soil Conservation
Some soil conservation practices are simple and lowcost. Desirable organicmatter levels in soil are key to good management and conservation.
http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/environment/bmp/afirstlook/conservation.htm

Extractions: Soil Conservation Soil conservation improves and protects the soil resources. The first step in conserving soil is to develop a plan for the land. Use realistic goals for yield, returns and tolerable soil loss. Look at alternatives to current cropping and tillage practices. An erosion control structure may have to place in the plan. Whatever the choices, a system must be developed that will work to satisfy production, economic and environmental concerns. A variety of proven erosion control structures are available as part of an overall conservation farm plan. Erosion by water can be prevented by keeping fields covered with crops or residue. Choosing the right combination of practices and structures requires the careful planning and adjustment of a cropland conservation system. Soybeans emerging in last year's corn crop residue. Residue management and crop rotation are proven ways to conserve soil while minimizing labour, fuel and crop protection inputs. This requires the adoption of new cropping and tillage system.

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