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Crop residue management to reduce erosion and improve soil quality: Northern Great plains. Conservation research report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:445813
This publication summarizes research and experience that show the potential benefits and problems related to decreasing tillage and leaving more residues on the soil surface. Experts discuss the equipment, management practices, crop protection chemicals, crop rotations, cover crops, and cropping systems that will enable farmers to control erosion on their lands-so they are in Federal conservation compliance-while simultaneously optimizing their net returns and improving the environment and natural resources.
Research Organization:
Agricultural Research Service, Greenbelt, MD (United States)
OSTI ID:
445813
Report Number(s):
PB--97-117790/XAB; USDA/CRR--38
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English