The Conservation Reserve Program
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Page : 38 pages
File Size : 34,90 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Conservation of natural resources
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Page : 38 pages
File Size : 34,90 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Conservation of natural resources
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Author : Janis Mc Farland Ph.D.
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 33,23 MB
Release : 2011-08-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0080559638
Over the past 50 years, triazines have made a great impact on agriculture and world hunger by assisting in the development of new farming methods, providing greater farming and land use capabilities, and increasing crop yields. Triazines are registered in over 80 countries and save billions of dollars a year. The Triazine Herbicides is the one book that presents a comprehensive view of the total science and agriculture of these chemicals. With emphasis on how the chemicals are studied and developed, reviewed, and used at the agricultural level this book provides valuable insight into the benefits of triazine herbicides for sustainable agriculture. - Presents previously unpublished information on the discovery, development and marketing of herbicides - Includes a vital section on the origin, use, economics and fate of triazine herbicides - Covers benefits of triazines in corn and sorghum, sugarcane, citrus, fruit and nut crops - Establishes best management practice and environmental benefits of use in conservation tillage
Author : Sharon E. Kroening
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Page : 122 pages
File Size : 49,32 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Earth sciences
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Author : Mark Liebig
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 18,58 MB
Release : 2012-10-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 012386898X
Global climate change is a natural process that currently appears to be strongly influenced by human activities, which increase atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG). Agriculture contributes about 20% of the world's global radiation forcing from carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, and produces 50% of the methane and 70% of the nitrous oxide of the human-induced emission. Managing Agricultural Greenhouse Gases synthesizes the wealth of information generated from the GRACEnet (Greenhouse gas Reduction through Agricultural Carbon Enhancement network) effort with contributors from a variety of backgrounds, and reports findings with important international applications. - Frames responses to challenges associated with climate change within the geographical domain of the U.S., while providing a useful model for researchers in the many parts of the world that possess similar ecoregions - Covers not only soil C dynamics but also nitrous oxide and methane flux, filling a void in the existing literature - Educates scientists and technical service providers conducting greenhouse gas research, industry, and regulators in their agricultural research by addressing the issues of GHG emissions and ways to reduce these emissions - Synthesizes the data from top experts in the world into clear recommendations and expectations for improvements in the agricultural management of global warming potential as an aggregate of GHG emissions
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Page : 56 pages
File Size : 17,3 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Soil animals
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Author : Preston L. Cruz
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 27,33 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Agricultural conservation
ISBN : 9781634822831
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) provides payments to agricultural producers to take highly erodible and environmentally sensitive land out of production and install resource conserving practices for 10 or more years. CRP was first authorized in the Food Security Act of 1985 and is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Farm Service Agency (FSA) with technical support from other USDA agencies. This book discusses the issues and considerations of the CRP.
Author : Joshua S. Graff Zivin
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 22,54 MB
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 0226988031
Using economic models and empirical analysis, this volume examines a wide range of agricultural and biofuel policy issues and their effects on American agricultural and related agrarian insurance markets. Beginning with a look at the distribution of funds by insurance programs—created to support farmers but often benefiting crop processors instead—the book then examines the demand for biofuel and the effects of biofuel policies on agricultural price uncertainty. Also discussed are genetically engineered crops, which are assuming an increasingly important role in arbitrating tensions between energy production, environmental protection, and the global food supply. Other contributions discuss the major effects of genetic engineering on worldwide food markets. By addressing some of the most challenging topics at the intersection of agriculture and biotechnology, this volume informs crucial debates.
Author : Robert A. Gleason
Publisher : Geological Survey (USGS)
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 48,38 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Nature
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Page : 112 pages
File Size : 24,98 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Agriculture
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Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 541 pages
File Size : 36,83 MB
Release : 1993-02-01
Category : 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.