Conservation Farming in the United States

Methods and Accomplishments of the STEEP Program
1. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-0-8493-1185-7
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 244 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 534 g

Conservation Farming in the United States: The Methods and Accomplishments of the STEEP Program explains the success of the multidisciplinary 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 addressed include integrated pest management; equipment for conservation farming; and conservation farming technology transfer to producers.

Zielgruppe

Ecologists, Agronomists, Soil Scientists, Environmental Regulators and Policy Makers

Autoren/Hrsg.

Michalson, Edgar

Papendick, R. I.

Carlson, John

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Primärer Sektor Agrarökonomie, Ernährungswirtschaft
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

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