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August 2010 Articles

"Common Ground"
New Credit Card Act
LSU AgCenter agent explains how to feed your soil
Nutritionist debunks crawfish myths
Statement on the Pigford Settlement
Low-maintenance roses ease challenge for home gardeners
Calves from decades-old frozen semen born at LSU AgCenter
Think Before You Breed
Your Horse on the Road
Tips Never Tie Your Horse To
Safe Tractor Operation
Assisting With Calving Difficulty
Managing to Avoid Calving Difficulty
Prop 2 goes to DC
Farm Animal Welfare Issues Affect Poultry Producers
AFBF Calls on Congress to Nullify EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Scheme
• Agriculture and the Environment
LSU AgCenter forest landowner forum addresses recycling wood, feral hogs
North American mink (Mustela vison)

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Agriculture and the Environment

Agriculture and the Environment, Source: Farm Bureau ● Over the past decade, farmers have dramatically increased their use of conservation tillage techniques that keep crop residue such as leaves and stalks in the field. According to the Conservation Technology Information Center, conservation tillage was used on 103.1 million acres and reduced tillage on another 64.1 million acres in 2002. No till/strip till acreage grew by another 3.1 million acres since the last survey conducted in 2000. No till/strip till acreage has grown steadily since 1990 when it was at 16.9 million acres. Nearly 60 percent of the acres planted to crops in the United State is included in these types of crop residue management. This greatly reduces field runoff and keeps crop protectants where they belong - in the field and out of streams. This helps protect water quality. ● The erosion rate by water on U.S. cropland was reduced by 24 percent between 1982 and 1997, according to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service 1997 National Resources Inventory. In 1982, 4.1 tons of soil per acre were lost to erosion per year. Today, soil lost to erosion is down to around 3 tons per acre per year. ● Soil erosion on 23.5 million acres of highly erodible land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program has decreased by 90 percent - to less than 1 ton per acre per year. Most soils naturally regenerate at rates of 2 to 12 tons per acre per year, according to the Soil and Water Conservation Society. A generation ago, soil erosion rates of up to 40 tons an acre were recorded during the Dust Bowl. Today's new farming methods and tillage techniques have made erosion negligible, while enriching the soil in the process. ● During the past 12 years, 1,276,619 acres of wetlands have been restored across the United States in the Wetlands Reserve Program. These acres are in addition to the 1.7 million cropped wetland acres that are currently included in the Conservation Reserve Program. In addition, a private program called Adopt-A-Pothole now has 18,337 acres protected for duck habitat through its programs in North Dakota and Minnesota. (Sources: USDA NRCS, 2002, and Delta Waterfowl Report, Issue 1, 2001.) ● Today's farmers and ranchers use precise plant nutrition management plans to increase food production while producing less waste. This translates into cleaner rivers, lakes and streams across the United States. The American farmer and rancher have a stake in the future of America's natural resources. With more than 90 percent of America's farms and ranches operated by individuals or families, maintaining and improving our nation's natural resources is vital to keeping the business in the family for generations to come. Using precise plant nutrition and crop health practices and tools helps today's farmers produce more food with less seed and fewer inputs. ● A 2003 survey of America's young farmers and ranchers revealed that 60.9 percent use conservation (or no-till) tillage while 47.7 percent regularly test the soil or crop tissue prior to the application of nutrients and pesticides.

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