Effects of Agricultural Conservation Practices on Fish and Wildlife
Author | : National Agricultural Library (U.S.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Agricultural conservation |
ISBN | : |
"The bibliography is a guide to recent scientific literature covering effects of agricultural conservation practices on fish and wildlife. The citations listed here provide information on how conservation programs and practices designed to improve fish and wildlife habitat, as well as those intended for other purposes (e.g., water quality improvement), affect various aquatic and terrestrial fauna"--Abstract.
Soil and Water Conservation Advances in the United States
Author | : Teddy Michael Zobeck |
Publisher | : ASA-CSSA-SSSA |
Total Pages | : 326 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780891188520 |
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.
Base SAS 9. 4 Procedures Guide
Author | : SAS Institute |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013-07 |
Genre | : Mathematical statistics |
ISBN | : 9781612905587 |
Provides complete documentation of the Base SAS statistical procedures (CORR, FREQ, and UNIVARIATE), including introductory examples, syntax, computational details, and advanced examples.
Soil and Water Quality
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 541 |
Release | : 1993-02-01 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 0309049334 |
How can the United States meet demands for agricultural production while solving the broader range of environmental problems attributed to farming practices? National policymakers who try to answer this question confront difficult trade-offs. This book offers four specific strategies that can serve as the basis for a national policy to protect soil and water quality while maintaining U.S. agricultural productivity and competitiveness. Timely and comprehensive, the volume has important implications for the Clean Air Act and the 1995 farm bill. Advocating a systems approach, the committee recommends specific farm practices and new approaches to prevention of soil degradation and water pollution for environmental agencies. The volume details methods of evaluating soil management systems and offers a wealth of information on improved management of nitrogen, phosphorus, manure, pesticides, sediments, salt, and trace elements. Landscape analysis of nonpoint source pollution is also detailed. Drawing together research findings, survey results, and case examples, the volume will be of interest to federal, state, and local policymakers; state and local environmental and agricultural officials and other environmental and agricultural specialists; scientists involved in soil and water issues; researchers; and agricultural producers.
Conservation Agriculture
Author | : Muhammad Farooq |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 662 |
Release | : 2014-12-03 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 3319116207 |
Conservation agriculture—consisting of four components including permanent soil cover, minimum soil disturbance, diversified crop rotations and integrated weed management—is considered the principal pathway to sustainable agriculture and the conservation of natural resources and the environment. Leading researchers in the field describe the basic principles of conservation agriculture, and synthesize recent advances and developments in conservation agriculture research. This book is a ready reference on conservation agriculture and reinforces the understanding for its utilization to develop environmentally sustainable and profitable food production systems. The book describes various elements of conservation agriculture; highlights the associated breeding and modeling efforts; analyses the experiences and challenges in conservation agriculture in different regions of the world; and proposes some pragmatic options and new areas of research in this very important area of agriculture.
Conservation Agriculture
Author | : Ram A. Jat |
Publisher | : CABI |
Total Pages | : 417 |
Release | : 2013-12-13 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1780642598 |
The book covers the spread of conservation agriculture (CA) to regions including Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Australia, Europe and emerging CA destinations in Asia and Africa. ÿTopics covered include the various components of CA, and how their individual and combined implementation influence productivity, soil health and environmental quality under diverse edaphic and climatic conditions. The book will be useful to teachers, researchers, extensionists, farmers, and students interested in environmental quality.
Conservation Agriculture
Author | : L. García-Torres |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 506 |
Release | : 2013-04-17 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9401711437 |
In large parts of the developed and developing worlds soil tillage by plough or hoe is the main cause of land degradation leading to stagnating or even declining production levels and increasing production cost. It causes the soil to become more dense and compacted, the organic matter content to be reduced and water runoff and soil erosion to increase. It also leads to droughts becoming more severe and the soil becoming less fertile and less responsive to fertiliser. This book brings together the key notes lectures and other outstanding contributions of the I World Congress on Conservation Agriculture and provides an updated view of the environment and economic advantages of CA and of its implementation in diferent areas of the World.