Soil quality on Georgia’s farms: implications for water quality
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Dean, James E.
Julia W. Gaskin, Julia W.
Byrd, Rebecca E.
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Hatcher, Kathryn J.
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Abstract
Many Georgia farmers have reported
noticeable soil quality improvements in their crop fields after
several years of continuous conservation tillage. The
farmers state that their soils are becoming richer in soil
organic matter, resulting in less runoff, soil erosion, and
sedimentation.
There is little on-farm data available in Georgia to
document soil quality differences in fields under long-term
conservation tillage as compared with those being farmed
with conventional tillage. The Georgia Soil Management
Team was formed to collect on-farm data and to educate
farmers, agricultural professionals, and others on the effects
of management on soil quality and water quality.
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2003-04
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