Crop sequences and conservation tillage to control irrigation furrow erosion and increase farmer income

Carter, D.L. and Berg, R.D. (1991) Crop sequences and conservation tillage to control irrigation furrow erosion and increase farmer income. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 46(2):139-142.

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Abstract

Five years of research show that there are many benefits to conservation tillage
on furrow-irrigated land. Benefits are enhanced when cropping sequences are altered to
accommodate the fewest number of tillage operations over the entire cropping sequence.
Results showed that soil erosion can be reduced 47 to 100 percent, crop yields can be
sustained, and farmer net income can be increased an average of more than $125 ha-1
each year over a 5-year cropping sequence.

Item Type:	Article
NWISRL Publication Number:	0736
Subjects:	Irrigation > Furrow irrigation > Erosion Soil > Erosion Soil > Tillage Mass Import - autoclassified (may be erroneous)
Depositing User:	Dan Stieneke
Date Deposited:	07 Mar 2008 18:19
Last Modified:	09 Dec 2016 18:35
Item ID:	550
URI:	https://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/id/eprint/550