scholarly journals Studies on the Soil Conservation of Hillside Farm : 2. Effect of soil management and ridging methods in cultivating the vavious kinds of vegetables and crops on soil conservation.

1964 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 265-269
Author(s):  
Shyojiro YOSHIOKA ◽  
Seiichi UEDA ◽  
Sadanobu SHIMIZU
Keyword(s):  
Soil Conservation ◽  
Soil Management

scholarly journals Soil Health Response of Histosols to Flooded versus Dry-Fallow Conditions during Summer

EDIS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jehangir H. Bhadha ◽  
Jay Capasso ◽  
Abul Rabbany ◽  
Nan Xu ◽  
Matthew VanWeelden
Keyword(s):  
Soil Conservation ◽  
Soil Health ◽  
Soil Management ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Extension Agents ◽  
Flooded Rice ◽  
Health Response ◽  
Fallow Field ◽  
Resources Conservation ◽  
Changes In Soil Properties

Evaluating changes in soil properties associated with flooded fields during the summer months in the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) provides us an opportunity to assess the effect of soil management associated with flooded versus dry-fallow field conditions on Histosols. This information will be beneficial to current and potential growers farming flooded rice in south Florida, as well as Extension agents who work on rice and soil conservation agencies such as the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). This new 6-page publication was written by Jehangir H. Bhadha, Jay Capasso, Abul Rabbany, Nan Xu, and Matthew VanWeelden, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Soil and Water Sciences.https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ss697

scholarly journals New challenges in soil management

2018 ◽  
pp. 91-92
Author(s):  
Márta Birkás
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Agriculture ◽  
Soil Conservation ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Soil Management ◽  
Soil Protection ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
The Future ◽  
Induced Stresses ◽  
New Challenges

Soil management represents two important tasks that are harmonization of the soil protection with demands of the crop to be grown on the given land under prevailing farming condition. Further goals are to preserve and/or develop the soil physical, biological and chemical condition and to avoid the unfavourable changes of the soil biological activity and the soil structure. Classical authors emphasised the importance of creating proper seedbed for plants. In the physical approach, tillage was believed to play an important role in controlling soil processes. Consequently, the period of several centuries dominated by this approach is referred to as the era of crop-oriented tillage (Birkás et al., 2017). The overestimation of the importance of crop requirements resulted in damaging the soils, which inevitably led to turn to the soil-focused tillage. Since the first years of climate change, as the new trends have raised concern, tillage must be turned into a climate-focused effort with the aim of reducing climate-induced stresses through improving soil quality. The development of soil management has always been determined by the economical background. At the same time, deteriorating site conditions have contributed to the conception of new tillage trends by forcing producers to find new solutions (e.g. dry farming theory in the past or adaptable tillage theory nowadays). Győrffy (2009) recited the most important keywords were listed in 2001 and that seemed to be important in the future of crop production. These keywords (endeavours) were as follows: − Biofarming, organic farming, alternative farming, biodynamic farming, low input sustainable agriculture; − Mid-tech farming, sustainable agriculture, soil conservation farming, no till farming, environmentally sound, environmentally friendly, diversity farming; − Crop production system, integrated pest management, integrated farming, high-tech farming; − Site specific production, site-specific technology, spatial variable technology, satellite farming; − Precision farming. Győrffy’s prognosis proved to be realistic and the efforts mentioned above have mostly been implemented. New challenges have also appeared in soil management in relation to the last decades. The most important endeavours for the future are: 1) Preserving climate-induced stresses endangering soils. 2) Turn to use climate mitigation soil tillage and crop production systems. 3) Applying soil management methods are adaptable to the different soil moisture content (over dried or wet may be quite common). 4) Use effectual water conservation tillage. 5) Use soil condition specific tillage depth and method. 6) Adapting the water and soil conservation methods in irrigation. 7) Preserving and improving soil organic matter content by tillage and crop production systems. 8) Considering that stubble residues are matter for soil protection, humus source and earthworm’ feed. 9) Site-specific adoption of green manure and cover crops. 10) Applying site-adopted (precision) fertilization and crop protection. Considering the development in agriculture, new endeavours will occur before long.

scholarly journals Land set up systems and beyond: Influence of soil management on water and soil conservation sewed up to a variety of pedoclimatic environments and farming systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 261
Author(s):  
Filiberto Altobelli ◽  
Marco Napoli ◽  
Anna Benedetti ◽  
Ronald Vargas ◽  
Giuseppe Corti
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Human Activities ◽  
Soil Conservation ◽  
Soil Management ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Conservation Policy ◽  
Land Protection ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Physiographic Regions ◽  
Italian Territory

According to European Landscape Convention, the term Landscape means an area whose character is the result of the action and interaction of natural and human factors. The equilibrium between these forces is mandatory to preserve this heritage implementing a good land protection and conservation policy that implies many professional figures like agronomists and soil scientists. Italian territory includes different physiographic regions in which many human activities, especially agriculture, differently operated through the time...

Integrated soil management – moving towards globally sustainable agriculture

2010 ◽  
Vol 149 (S1) ◽  
pp. 29-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. KILLHAM
Keyword(s):  
Soil Conservation ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Soil Management ◽  
World Population ◽  
Educational Training ◽  
Policy Governance ◽  
Soil Resource ◽  
Systems Research ◽  
Economic Perspectives

SUMMARYThis review introduces the main concepts behind integrated soil management (ISM) and examines the ways in which it currently operates. It suggests the scope for future technological development. The review also highlights the potential of ISM to address the challenge of meeting the demands of the increasing world population, while maintaining sustainable agro-ecosystems, as judged from long-term soil fertility, environmental and socio-economic perspectives. Changes to policy, governance and funding worldwide will be needed to conserve and manage the soil resource, and to restore already degraded systems. Research should be prioritized to ensure continued delivery of new soil technologies. Such changes must engage all land-use stakeholders, must involve educational, training and extension programmes and must embrace the multidisciplinarity required for effective soil conservation and management.

scholarly journals Farm Level Dynamic Analysis of Soil Conservation: An Application to the Piedmont Area of Virginia

1987 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Segarra ◽  
Daniel B. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Soil Erosion ◽  
Optimal Control Theory ◽  
Soil Conservation ◽  
Technological Progress ◽  
Soil Management ◽  
Theory Model ◽  
Farming Practices ◽  
Farm Level ◽  
Alternative Farming

AbstractA conceptual optimal control theory model which considers farm level decision making with respect to soil management is developed. A simplified version of the theoretical model is applied to the Piedmont area of Virginia. The model includes the productivity impacts of both soil erosion and technological progress. Both the theoretical model and its empirical application are improvements over previous efforts. Results suggest that farmers in the study area can achieve substantial reductions in soil erosion by adopting alternative farming practices.

Soil conservation in two English catchments: Linking soil management with policies

2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Posthumus ◽  
L. K. Deeks ◽  
I. Fenn ◽  
R. J. Rickson
Keyword(s):  
Soil Conservation ◽  
Soil Management

Traditional knowledge on soil management and conservation in the inter-Andean region, northern Ecuador

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leticia Salomé Jiménez Álvarez ◽  
Edwin Andrade ◽  
Edwin Daniel Capa Mora ◽  
Natacha Del Cisne Fierro Jaramillo ◽  
Pablo Geovanny Quichimbo Miguitama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Crop Yield ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Soil Conservation ◽  
Soil Degradation ◽  
Soil Management ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
Sustainable Soil Management ◽  
Management And Conservation ◽  
Local Farmers

Local farmers' knowledge of edaphic fertility indicators is a decisive factor for decision making and sustainable soil management. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine soil fertility indicators according to the criteria of small farmers and contrast it with scientific knowledge. A field study was developed in northern Ecuador, where 95 semi-structured surveys were applied to farm owners in the Andean and Subtropical zones. Each questionnaire grouped several questions with topics such as plant indicators of soil fertility, physical indicators of soil fertility, forms of soil degradation and conservation strategies, as well as the acquisition of knowledge over time according to farmers' perception. Farmers consider that crops are indicators of soil fertility, while the presence of “weeds” indicate poor soils. Additionally, characteristics like color, texture, stoniness, depth, the presence of macrofauna and crop yield indicated soil fertility. Also, farmers are aware of the soil's contamination and of conservation strategies available to avoid this; however, since their main objective is to improve crop yield and not precisely soil conservation, they do not always apply these strategies. Some of these practices are transmitted from one generation to the next and are at risk of being lost, hence the importance of integrating farmers’ perception and scientific knowledge to generate guidelines for sustainable soil management.

scholarly journals Ontario Agriculture in the 1910s: The Move Toward Regional Specialization in Crop Production

2009 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 100-121
Author(s):  
Patricia Bowley
Keyword(s):  
Soil Conservation ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Soil Management ◽  
Geographic Region ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
Regional Specialization ◽  
Agricultural College ◽  
Extension Work ◽  
Conducting Research

ABSTRACT Until the beginning of the 1910s, mixed farming was the most common type of agriculture in Ontario and was based on "self-subsistence": the farm family produced as many of the essentials of life as possible and traded for the other things they needed. During the decade 1910-1920, specialization was recognized as the most practical way to earn a comfortable living at farming. There were two important reasons for this move: the recognition that all crops were not adapted to each climatic and geographic region of Ontario; and the desire to farm according to the principles of soil conservation or "good farming" while still maximizing profits. The Ontario Department of Agriculture in conjunction with the Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph was very active in conducting research and extension work. Through these programs, farmers were able to choose the particular crops and soil management systems which were the best for them.

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