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Title: Soil and Water Conservation in the Mid-South U.S.: Lessons Learned and a Look to the Future

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Publication Year: 2010

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Abstract: The evolution of soil conservation awareness and management is the last century is interwoven with social, technological, and political changes. For example, consider the impacts of government programs on implementation of conservation management, the adoption of sustainable practices enhanced by the knowledge from county extension agents, the adoption of tractors rather than mules, and, in stark contrast, the effects of widespread use of transgenic crops on conservation tillage. These are but a few examples of the progress made in preserving and improving soil fertility and productivity. In this chapter we provide an account of the last one hundred years of conservation agriculture in the Mid-South of the United States, with the goal that lessons learned are applied to ensure continued sustainability of soil as a vital natural resource.

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Authors: Tyler, Donald D.; Gaston, Lewis A.; Locke, Martin A.

Editors: Zobeck, T.M.; Schillinger, W.F.

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Volume Title: Soil and Water Conservation Advances in the United States

Publisher: SSSA

Publisher Location: Madison, WI

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