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Soil Erosion a National Menace
Author | : Hugh Hammond Bennett |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 1928 |
Genre | : Soil erosion |
ISBN | : |
Water Quality Management
Author | : United States. Public Health Service |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 1960 |
Genre | : Evaporation |
ISBN | : |
Soil and Water Conservation in the United States
Author | : United States. Soil Conservation Service |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1949 |
Genre | : Soil conservation |
ISBN | : |
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.
Soil Health and Climate Change
Author | : Bhupinder Pal Singh |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 399 |
Release | : 2011-07-24 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 364220256X |
“Soil Health and Climate Change” presents a comprehensive overview of the concept of soil health, including the significance of key soil attributes and management of soil health in conventional and emerging land use systems in the context of climate change. Starting with a review of the physical, chemical and biological indicators of soil health and their significance for monitoring the impacts of climate change, this book then focuses on describing the role of soil structure, pH, organic matter, nitrogen, respiration and biota in sustaining the basic functions of soil ecosystems, and their anticipated responses to climate change. Further topics include the management of cropping, pastoral, and forestry systems, and rehabilitated mine sites, with a focus on mitigation of and adaptation to climate change impacts. Finally, the opportunities and potential risks of organic farming, biochar and bioenergy systems, and their ability to sustain and even enhance soil health, are discussed.
With One Voice
Author | : R. Neil Sampson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Soil conservation |
ISBN | : 9781604941913 |
Though Congress has consistently developed conservation programs in recent years, it has also failed to provide the funding necessary to accomplish its goals. As a result, achievements in protecting America's land and water resources have been accompanied by significant frustration and burnout on the part of employees and volunteers. "With One Voice" tells the story of America's national soil and water conservation efforts through the eyes of the National Association of Conservation Districts, providing a reference for people who seek to refine and implement these programs. Since 1980, five major farm bills have dramatically changed the soil and water conservation program in the United States. From a program based entirely on education, voluntary action, and incentives aimed at assisting private landowners with soil-conserving practices, regulatory elements have been added. Long-term planning and contracting has largely replaced single-practice approaches. Soil and water conservation districts have changed in response. These local, state-chartered organizations provide much of the outreach to the farmers, ranchers, and forest owners that manage two-thirds of America's land. As those landowners continue to face new opportunities and challenges, conservation programs must constantly adjust. The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) has also changed dramatically in twenty-five years. As personal computers moved from novelty to essential tool, electronic communications replaced printed materials, and political activity in Washington became more partisan and divisive, NACD had to adapt. This book describes, in careful detail, how one organization has tried tomaintain a basic vision and commitment in the face of tumultuous change. Readers who work with or within today's conservation programs will gain needed insight into how those programs emerged, and why they work the way they do today.
Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Author | : United States. Soil Conservation Service |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 658 |
Release | : 1942 |
Genre | : Soil conservation |
ISBN | : |