soil-conservation practices

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• Soil conservation — is set of management strategies for prevention of soil being eroded from the earth’s surface or becoming chemically altered by overuse, salinization, acidification, or other chemical soil contamination. The principal approaches these strategies… …   Wikipedia

• Conservation grazing — is the use of semi feral or domesticated grazing livestock to maintain and increase the biodiversity of natural or semi natural grasslands, heathlands, wood pasture, wetlands and many other habitats.[1][2] Conservation grazing is generally less… …   Wikipedia

• Soil resilience — refers to the ability of a soil to resist or recover their healthy state in response to destabilising influences this is a subset of a notion of environmental resilience . This overview provides a discussion of soil resilience in the context of… …   Wikipedia

• Conservation — may refer to: Conservation movement, to protect animals, fungi, plants and their habitats Conservation biology, the science of the protection and management of biodiversity Conservation genetics an interdisciplinary science that aims to apply… …   Wikipedia

• Conservation technical assistance — (CTA) has been the central activity of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) since it was established in 1936. NRCS field staff help landowners and farm operators plan and implement soil and water conservation and water quality… …   Wikipedia

• Conservation Reserve Program — The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is a cost share and rental payment program under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and is administered by the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA). Technical assistance for CRP is provided by the …   Wikipedia

• soil — soil1 soilless, adj. /soyl/, n. 1. the portion of the earth s surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus. 2. a particular kind of earth: sandy soil. 3. the ground as producing vegetation or as cultivated for its crops: fertile soil. 4. a… …   Universalium

• Soil — For other uses, see Soil (disambiguation). A represents soil; B represents laterite, a regolith; C represents saprolite, a less weathered regolith; the bottommost layer represents bedrock …   Wikipedia

• Conservation Districts (Manitoba) — The Manitoba Conservation District Program is a provincial municipal partnership directed to the conservation and management of water and soil resources. There are 18 Conservation districts including more than 130 municipalities covering almost… …   Wikipedia

• Conservation movement — Not to be confused with Conservatism. For specific types of conservation, see Conservation (disambiguation). Much attention has been given to preserving the natural characteristics of Hopetoun Falls, Australia, while allowing ample access for… …   Wikipedia

• Conservation security program — The Conservation Security Program was established under the 2002 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act (FSRIA). The Act amended the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize the program. The Conservation Security Program is administered by the… …   Wikipedia