Strip farming - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Strip farming is a method of farming used when a slope is too steep or too long, or when other types of farming may not prevent soil erosion. Strip farming alternates strips of closely sown crops suc...
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of strip cropping include contour, field or buffer. Purposes: ... Strip cropping is one of the least costly conservation practices to install. ...
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This page contains news and, when available, background information, on Strip-Cropping:. Links on this site lead to other sites on the web. ... Strip-Cropping: - Growing crops in a systematic arrangement of strips or bands that serve as barriers to wind and water erosion. [Environmental Protection Agency];
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Strip cropping involves planting crops in strips across the slope, with alternate strips of grain and/or forage crops. Strip cropping combines the soil and moisture conservation properties of cross-slope farming with the soil building advantages of a crop rotation and is more effective in reducing soil losses.
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AGR-98 ; STRIP CROPPING AND CONTOURING ; ISSUED: 8-83 ; REVISED: K.L. Wells ; Department of Agronomy ... Strip Cropping ; Producing crops in strips running across the slope can greatly reduce the risk of erosion by cutting surface water runoff approximately in half. Using strips effectively shortens the slope...
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Economic consequences of strip cropping ... Erosion reduction by strip cropping on hillsides ... Strip cropping has the potential to reduce erosion on hilly lands, to allow a crop rotation in the field if strips are changes from one season to the next, and to increase total system yields Results from several experiments...
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But new research by wildlife scientists in the University of Georgia's Warnell School of Forest Resources shows that alternative farming practices like clover strip-cropping provide critically important habitat for threatened songbirds.
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The practice of growing crops that require different types of tillage, such as row and sod, in alternate strips along contours or across the prevailing direction of wind. ... culture en bandes Source: Research Branch, 1976; Contact: Peter Schut ... Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada...
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The program included training in strip cropping. This means repeatedly planting two rows of cereals followed by four rows of cowpeas. ... Strip cropping is generally done on slopes, or hilly areas. Farmers in many countries use this traditional method with a number of crops. Experts say it can provide bigger crops and...
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