Conservation Farming in the United States

Methods and Accomplishments of the Steep Program
Herausgeber: Michalson, Edgar; Carlson, John; Papendick, R I

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Conservation Farming in the United States: The Methods and Accomplishments of the STEEP Program explains the success of the 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 include integrated pest management; equipment for conservation farming; and conservation farming technology transfer to producers. Co-published with the Soil and Water Conservation Society, it details the importance of the STEEP model, including its history and development, and illustrates the potential for STEEP to serve as a global model for conservation farming.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9780367400071
• ISBN-10: 0367400073
• Artikelnr.: 58059354

Autorenporträt

Edgar L. Michalson, Robert I. Papendick, John E. Carlson

Inhaltsangabe

A History of Conservation Research in the Pacific Northwest
A Model for Solving Conservation and Environmental Problems. Measuring and Modeling Erosion and Erosion Damages
Residue Management Issues for Conservation Tillage Systems
Conservation Cropping Systems and Their Management
Integrated Pest Management for Conservation Systems
Developments in Equipment for Conservation Farming
The Adoption of Soil Conservation Practices in the Palouse
A Systems Approach to Conservation Farming
Conservation Policy Issues
Transferring Conservation Farming Technologies to Producers.