Conservation Farming in the United States: Methods and Accomplishments of the STEEP Program

Published:
December 29, 1998 by CRC Press - 256 Pages
Editor(s):
Edgar Michalson, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA; R.I. Papendick, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA; John Carlson, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA

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ISBN 9780849311857
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Features

  • Co-published with the Soil and Water Conservation Society
  • Details importance of the STEEP model, including its history and development
  • Offers substantive findings of benefit to all scientists involved in the study of erosion andsoil conservation
  • Illustrates the potential for STEEP to serve as a global model for conservation farming

    • Summary

    Conservation Farming in the United States: The Methods and Accomplishments of the STEEP Program explains the success of the multidisciplinary STEEP (Solutions to Economic and Environmental Problems) conservation project, currently in its third decade, which focuses on the Palouse and the western Pacific Northwest. Topics addressed include integrated pest management; equipment for conservation farming; and conservation farming technology transfer to producers.

    Table of Contents

    A History of Conservation Research in the Pacific Northwest, E.L. Michalson
    A Model for Solving Conservation and Environmental Problems, R.I. Papendick and E.L. Michalson
    Measuring and Modeling Erosion and Erosion Damages, D.K. McCool and A.J. Busacca
    Residue Management Issues for Conservation Tillage Systems, L.F. Elliott, D.E. Stott, C.L. Douglas, R.I. Papendick, G.S. Campbell, and H. Collins
    Conservation Cropping Systems and Their Management, C.L. Douglas, P.M. Chevalier, B. Klepper, A.G. Ogg, Jr., and P.E. Rasmussen
    Integrated Pest Management for Conservation Systems, A.G. Ogg, Jr., R.W. Smiley, K.S. Pike, J.P. McCaffrey, D.C. Thill, and S.S. Quisenberry
    Developments in Equipment for Conservation Farming, C.L. Peterson
    The Adoption of Soil Conservation Practices in the Palouse, J.E. Carlson and D.A. Dillman
    A Systems Approach to Conservation Farming, D. Young, F. Young, J. Hammel, and R. Veseth
    Conservation Policy Issues, D.J. Walker and D.L. Young
    Transferring Conservation Farming Technologies to Producers, R.J. Veseth and D.J. Wysocki

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