Conservation farming in the United States : the methods of accomplishments of the STEEP program
by
Michalson, Edgar L.
Title
:
Conservation farming in the United States : the methods of accomplishments of the STEEP program
Author
:
Michalson, Edgar L.
ISBN
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9780367802028
9781420048834
Publication Information
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Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, ©1999.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (233 pages) : illustrations
Contents
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Chapter 1 A History of Conservation Research in the Pacific Northwest -- chapter 2 STEEP--A Model for Solving Regional Conservation and Environmental Problems -- chapter 3 Measuring and Modeling Soil Erosion and Erosion Damages -- chapter 4 Residue Management Issues for Conservation Tillage Systems -- chapter 5 Conservation Cropping Systems and Their Management -- chapter 6 Integrated Pest Management for Conservation Systems -- chapter 7 Developments in Equipment for Conservation Farming -- chapter 8 The Adoption of Soil Conservation Practices in the Palouse -- chapter 9 A Systems Approach to Conservation Farming -- chapter 10 Conservation Policy Issues -- chapter 11 Transferring Conservation Farming Technologies to Producers.
Abstract
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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.
Corporate Subject
:
Solutions to Environmental & Economic Problems (Organization)
Subject Term
:
Soil conservation -- Northwest, Pacific.
Conservation tillage -- Northwest, Pacific.
Agricultural conservation -- Northwest, Pacific.
TECHNOLOGY / Agriculture / General
Added Author
:
Michalson, Edgar L.
Papendick, Robert I.
Carlson, John E.
Added Corporate Author
:
Solutions to Environmental & Economic Problems (Organization)
Electronic Access
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| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | [[missing key: search.ChildField.HOLDING]] | Status |
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| Online Library | E-Book | 541559-1001 | S624 .N68 C65 1999 | | CRC E-Books |