Soil is a very important part of life and in my case Agriculture/Farming....Everyone needs to be aware of just how important the "dirt" underneath your feet is!....
When you have soil, get good use out of it!....with farming or gardening....planting crops and gardens, or even building on good well drained soil...
Soil Conservation is a management that we need to all know about and practice/follow when we have fields to farm , livestock to raise, and crops to plant and cultivate...Soil may seem to be "just dirt" BUT it's not just dirt it is a way of life for the farmers...
Many natural disasters such as floods, tornadoes, torrential rainfall, can all lead to erosion and runoff destroying your crops and your neighbor's crops in the field next to you!...It has happened many times to my Grandpa's land because the next neighboring farming field never followed and practiced soil conservation....so we always need to be aware of soil conservation and please be educated about it....
crop rotation is another way to follow soil conservation...too many times the same crop every year can destroy the soil.and you can plant other crops that will help the land, then go back to your cash crop planting.....in many areas the soil will not sustain crops and you may need mineralization before planting anything in that field..you may have to wait a while before planting there....
we've had to build terraces years earlier because of excess rainfall and it did prevent some flooding...they used a dozer for that and it took a week to complete!...water gaps may be helpful for rainfall and windbreaks by planting trees in areas near crops to shield from the harsh winds...My grandpa has added those many years ago..
we all need to prevent erosion on our properties and be respectful to the neighbor's fields...
many tests can be made on your soil, and these tests can tell you the amount of minerals/nutrients/contaminants and the list goes on!....these you know, aren't necessary, but if you wonder about that kinda thing you may wish to have your soil tested in your fields before planting or planning crops....
many agriculture seminars are sometimes available on soil conservation and I like to attend those to learn when I can on anything new going on with Agriculture...we should always want to learn everything new we can each year!....Agriculture offices should be locally available to all farmers to learn/find out more about what they can do with a good soil conservation program/other programs to keep the fields looking pretty and productive!
julie
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