SOIL CONSERVATION

CONTOUR PLOWING

• Method of plowing that follow the curves
• Slows the water flow and helps save topsoil
• One of the earliest methods of conservation
• Contour farming is effective when used with other soil

CONSERVATION PLOWING

• Plow on a curve of a hill to prevent runoff
• Also known as conservation tillage
• lessens the amount of water flowing downhill
• bunding is the farming practice

CROP ROTATION

• changing Crop In Same field from one year to the next.
• Crop rotation is very important to organic farmers
• manages soil fertility
• reduce problems with soilborne diseases and insects

BUFFER STRIPS

• small areas or strips of land in permanent vegetation
• slow water runoff, trap sediment, and enhance infiltration
• remove up to 75 percent or more of sediment.
• source of food, nesting cover, and shelter for many wildlife