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Investigations of cropping systems, tillage methods, and cultural practices for dryland farming at the Fort Hays (Kansas) Branch Experiment Station (Bulletin) by Ralph E Luebs, 1962 Soils and Crops: The Principles and Practices of the Management of Soils and the Use of Fertilizers; Farming Conditions and Systems in America; Farm Crops and How to Grow, Improve, and Protect Them (Farm Knowledge, Volume II) Biological Monitoring of Aquatic Systems by StanfordL. Loeb, Anne Spacie, 1994-03-24 Marine and Coastal Geographical Information Systems (Research Monographs in GIS) Innovative Soil-Plant Systems for Sustainable Agricultural Practices Design and Operating Guide for Aquaculture Seawater Systems by J.E. Huguenin, J. Colt, 1989-03-01 Eutrophication Processes in Coastal Systems: Origin and Succession of Plankton Blooms and Effects on Secondary Productio by Robert J. Livingston, 2000-11-27 Geographic Information Systems in Oceanography and Fisheries by Vasilis D. Valavanis, 2002-05-23 Assessing the Hazard of Metals and Inorganic Metal Substances in Aquatic and Terrestrial Systems Sustainable Fishery Systems (Fish and Aquatic Resources Series, 5) by Anthony T. Charles, 2001-03-12 Trophic Organization in Coastal Systems (Marine Science) by Robert J. Livingston, 2002-12-23 Physiology of Fish in Intensive Culture Systems by Gary A. Wedemeyer, 1996-09-30 Restoration of Aquatic Systems (Marine Science) by Robert J. Livingston, 2005-07-11 The Cardiovascular System, Part B, Volume 12B: Volume 12b: The Cardiovascular System Part B (Fish Physiology) by Author Unknown, 1992-09-23

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21. Food Systems And Rural Development Publications And Resources - Integrated Farmi
    Stewardship Project White Bear Lake, MN Project Stewardship Farming Program PurposePromote widespread adoption of farming practices and systems that will  
    http://www.wkkf.org/Programming/RenderRes.aspx?CID=4&ID=565

22. OECD Observer: Farming Systems For Sustainable Agriculture
    Other farming practices and systems are acting to reduce risks of flooding and providewildlife habitat and landscape amenity benefits. The challenge is clear.  
    http://www.oecdobserver.org/news/fullstory.php/aid/508/Farming_systems_for_susta
    
    Extractions: Agriculture is in the spotlight. Almost every day there are reports in the press concerning food-related health and environment scares. Outbreaks of foot and mouth disease are the latest crisis in Europe, quickly following “mad cow” disease and protests over the alleged impact of genetically modified crops on food safety and the environment. Everywhere farmers are criticised for causing damage to the environment: letting their pesticides and livestock waste spill into the environment and their fertilisers run off into streams and groundwater; causing obnoxious odours; harming the welfare of animals; removing ancient stone walls and hedges; and allowing their soils to erode and destroying wildlife habitats. Farmers retort that they are the “stewards of the countryside”, providing landscapes and green spaces that benefit urban dwellers and tourists, and controlling the flow of water to avoid floods and droughts. It is clearly not in farmers’ interest to destroy the resources on which their livelihoods depend, but they face a dilemma. On the one hand consumers demand cheap all-year-round food of consistent quality, while at the same time calling for food produced in environmentally and animal friendly ways, which can be more costly.

23. N.C. Department Agriculture And Consumer Services Environmental Sustainability R
    One of the goals is to identify farming practices and systems that will benefitand enhance water quality and the natural resource base in the state of North  
    http://www.p2pays.org/ref/07/06568/agencies/Ag_Consumer/frame_3cefs.htm
    
    Extractions: CURRENT ONGOING PROJECTS Project Title: The Center for Environmental Farming Systems Agency: Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Ongoing Effort Project Description: Conservation Tillage—Conservation tillage, or “no-till” farming, has become increasingly popular as a way to reduce soil erosion, increase organic matter, and enhance soil physical properties. A long-term experiment, begun in 1996, includes many major crops in the rotation (corn, soybeans, cotton, peanuts, and wheat). Scientists are monitoring yield and economics, soil quality, nutrients and pesticides in ground water and runoff, and the effect on wildlife. Integrated Farming Systems—Long-term cropping systems that integrate the broad range of factors involved in agricultural systems are the focus of this unit. The USDA has funded the establishment of the start-up phase of a comprehensive long-term, large-scale experiment. Data collection and analyses will cover: comprehensive soil and water quality, pests and predators (weeds, insects, and disease), crop factors (viability, on/off farm impact, community) and energy issues. Systems to be compared include a successional ecosystem, plantation forestry/wood lot, integrated crop/animal production system, organic production system, and a cash-grain cropping system. Special attention will be paid to how most effectively and economically the transition can be made to these alternative systems.

24. Searchpixie.com: Science : Agriculture : Farming Practices And Systems : Irrigat
    suppliers of all types of irrigation systems. irrigation industry and irrigation practicesin Australia. industry including engineers, onfarm specialists, and  
    http://www.searchpixie.com/Science/Agriculture/Farming_Practices_and_Systems/Irr

25. Science Search > Practices And Systems
    Home. Current location Agriculture practices and systems Community SupportedAgriculture (2); Dryland farming (7). Irrigation (35); Precision farming (1).  
    http://www.science-search.org/index/Agriculture/Practices_and_Systems/

26. Science Search > Dryland Farming
    Home. Current location Agriculture practices and systems DrylandFarming, 1. Agrodiversity as a means of sustaining small scale  
    http://www.science-search.org/index/Agriculture/Practices_and_Systems/Dryland_Fa

27. Electricbrain Home: Index: Science: Agriculture: Farming Practices And Systems:
    Science Agriculture farming practices and systems Organic farming News at 0241 on May 15, 2004 Random quote In  
    http://www.electricbrain.com/index/Science/Agriculture/Farming_Practices_and_Sys

28. Practices And Systems Farming Service Resources
    research related to organic farming practices, to disseminate in adopting organicproduction systems, to educate decisionmakers about organic farming issues.  
    http://www.agriculturetoday.com/farming/e/Practices_and_Systems/

29. Practices And Systems Farming Service Resources
    Agriculture Directory » practices and systems. We promote Biointensive sustainableminifarming through Russian-language publications and seminars hosted  
    http://www.agriculturetoday.com/farming/e/Practices_and_Systems/Farmer-2-Practic

30. AFSIC Sustainable Agriculture Information
    Caption farming near Klingerstown, Pennslyvania, and People Educational Resourcesand Institutions Related systems and practices Event Calendars Help.  
    http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/agnic/agnic.htm
    
    Extractions: Web Site. Some terms defy definition. "Sustainable agriculture" has become one of them. In such a quickly changing world, can anything be sustainable? What do we want to sustain? How can we implement such a nebulous goal? Is it too late? With the contradictions and questions have come a hard look at our present food production system and thoughtful evaluations of its future. If nothing else, the term "sustainable agriculture" has provided "talking points," a sense of direction, and an urgency, that has sparked much excitement and innovative thinking in the agricultural world. The word "sustain," from the Latin sustinere (sus-, from below and tenere, to hold), to keep in existence or maintain, implies long-term support or permanence. As it pertains to agriculture, sustainable describes farming systems that are "capable of maintaining their productivity and usefulness to society indefinitely. Such systems... must be resource-conserving, socially supportive, commercially competitive, and environmentally sound." [John Ikerd, as quoted by Richard Duesterhaus in "Sustainability's Promise," Journal of Soil and Water Conservation (Jan.-Feb. 1990) 45(1): p.4. NAL Call # 56.8 J822]

31. Organic Food Production. Resource From The Alternative Farming Systems Informati
    production are to use materials and practices that enhance the ecological balanceof natural systems and that integrate the parts of the farming system into an  
    http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/ofp/
    
    Extractions: New reports! Recent Growth Patterns in the U.S. Organic Food Market U.S. Organic Farming in 2000-2001: Adoption of Certified Systems As of Oct. 21, 2002, requires certification by USDA-accredited certifying agent, unless exempted or excluded in Section 205.101 . See AFSIC's Quick Links to National Organic Program informaton. The recent passage of the National Organic Program Final Rule, coupled with growing consumer support for organic foods, have made farming organically an increasingly viable alternative for many U.S. farmers. In addition, there has been renewed awareness of organic agriculture on the part of public interest groups, marketing organizations, and agricultural researchers. This Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC) web site serves as a starting point for those interested in organic production in agriculture. "Organic farming is one of the fastest growing segments of U.S. agriculture during the 1990s. USDA estimates that the value of retail sales of organic foods in 1999 was approximately $6 billion. The number of organic farmers is increasing by about 12 percent per year and now stands at about 12,200 nationwide, most of them small-scale producers. According to a recent USDA study, certified organic cropland more than doubled from 1992 to 1997. Two organic livestock sectors, eggs and dairy, grew even faster." (

32. Science, Agriculture, Practices And Systems: Reduced Tillage Farming
    Nitrate in Water Resources with Modern farming systems Account of research showinglower rates of nitrate leaching from soil with reduced tilling practices.  
    http://www.combose.com/Science/Agriculture/Practices_and_Systems/Reduced_Tillage
    
    Extractions: This name includes a group of practices that are also known as, or include, the following; conservation tillage; no-till farming; high-residue farming. It is based on minimal or no cultivation, and sowing directly into the ground after the removal of the previous crop. It often involves increased use of herbicides to control weed growth. Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.

33. Science, Agriculture, Practices And Systems: Precision Farming
    Precision farming is the application of technology to manage the heterogeneity withina field. Traditional agriculture considers a field as a homogeneous unit.  
    http://www.combose.com/Science/Agriculture/Practices_and_Systems/Precision_Farmi
    
    Extractions: Top Science Agriculture Practices and Systems ... Software Related links of interest: Precision farming is the application of technology to manage the heterogeneity within a field. Traditional agriculture considers a field as a homogeneous unit. Fields used to be smaller and more uniform, and field boundaries were probably adapted to get uniform fields. As a result of mechanization, farmers are able to work bigger areas and fields became bigger and more variable. Farmers and agronomists are looking for tools to manage the local differences in fields. Precision farming is a tool to handle the spatial and temporal variability and creates a framework to understand and control the (local) processes in the field. An ensemble of collected information (including yield maps, soil maps, multi-spectral satellite remote-sensing images, etc.) can be used to develop management strategies that reduce needed inputs, and result in higher profitability, environmental protection and/or higher yields. Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.

34. Agriculture: Practices And Systems: Precision Farming: Products And Services
    web site. AGRONAV Precision systems for autonomous vehicle steeringand implement control for farming applications. Bio-Geo-Recon  
    http://www.spacetransportation.org/Agriculture/Practices_and_Systems/Precision_F

35. Agriculture: Practices And Systems: Precision Farming: Education
    KState Agricultural Research Center - Notes on work on precision farming, siteand boundary verification, soil sampling, variable rate applications, yield  
    http://www.spacetransportation.org/Agriculture/Practices_and_Systems/Precision_F

36. Practices & Research
    farming practices and OnFarm Research from PFI. Understanding On-Farm Trial Statistics. Deep-Placementof Nutrients in Minimum Tillage systems (requires Adobe  
    http://www.pfi.iastate.edu/ofr/Practices_and_Research.htm
    
    Extractions: Farming Practices and On-Farm Research from PFI Understanding On-Farm Trial Statistics PFI 2004 Field Day Guide (black and white , requires Adobe Acrobat Research Alliance for Farrowing Project The Chestnut Grower’s Primer , by Tom Wahl Field Trial Recording Form, 2003 (for cooperators, requires Adobe Acrobat Adoption of Sustainable Agriculture on Rented Land – Report Ridge Tillage for Sustainable Agriculture Nitrogen Management Research ... Deep-Placement of Nutrients in Minimum Tillage Systems (requires Adobe Acrobat Research of Biological Products Gastrointestinal Parasites of Livestock Adoption of Sustainable Ag on Rented Land – Report ... Research Cooperator Discussion, Feb. 7, 2002

37. Resources For Life Centered Agriculture: YES! A Journal Of Positive Futures
    of lowcost, resource- conserving, and environmentally sound farming systems. theloss of productive farmland and to promote sustainable farming practices.  
    http://www.futurenet.org/14foodforlife/resourcesforagriculture.html

38. Organic Apples: Tasty And Good Farming Practices
    A study in the journal Nature counters arguments that organic farming systems areless efficient and produce lower yields than conventional farming systems.  
    http://www.annieappleseedproject.org/oraptasandgo.html
    
    Extractions: Conducted by researchers at Washington State University from 1994 to 1999, the study compared organic, integrated and conventional apple orchards and found that while all three systems gave similar apple yields, the organic system had the greatest environmental sustainability, profitability and energy efficiency. In the study, the organic system did not use synthetic pesticides or fertilizers and relied on compost, mulch, pheromone-mating disruption (PMD), Bacillus thuringiensis and thinning fruit by hand. By contrast, the conventional system used synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, PMD and chemical fruit thinner; the integrated farming system used compost, synthetic fertilizers, mulch and herbicides. Cumulative yields were comparable and there were no observable differences in physiological disorders or pest and disease damage across the three apple production systems. However, the study found that the organic apple system had the highest soil quality, profitability, energy efficiency and taste appeal. The organic apple system also had the least adverse environmental impact. Although sustainability is a difficult concept to measure, the researchers included both ecological and economic factors in their analysis. They noted that to be sustainable a farm must produce adequate high-quality yields, be profitable, protect the environment, conserve resources and be socially responsible in the long term. Specifically, the indicators of sustainability used in the study were soil quality, horticultural performance, orchard profitability, environmental quality and energy efficiency.

39. Science, Agriculture, Practices And Systems, Precision Farming
    Web Directory Science, Agriculture, practices and systems, Precision farming. BrowsingScience, Agriculture, practices and systems, Precision farming Category.  
    http://www.klevze.si/browse/Science/Agriculture/Practices_and_Systems/Precision_

40. ALTERING INDIGENOUS FARMING PRACTICES IN NORTH WESTERN HIMALAYAS
    Such practices have evolved from generations through various trial and errors. Traditionalfarming systems are the reservoirs of a huge variety of crops, many  
    http://gbpihed.nic.in/envis/HTML/vol10_2/gssingh.htm
    
    Extractions: ALTERING INDIGENOUS FARMING PRACTICES IN NORTH WESTERN HIMALAYAS G.S. Singh and K.S. Rao* N-289, Sector-8, R.K. Puram, New Delhi 110022 *G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Kosi-Katarmal, Almora 263643 Contents Next Agrobiodiversity is the most potential option for sustainability of the agriculture production system (Swift et al., 1994). Since millennia, ancient agriculture practices have, by and large, made significant contribution in maintaining the high genetic resources involving the locally available plant and animal resources. However, modern farming application as the consequence of ‘Green Revolution’ has resulted the farmer’s dependency on market oriented resources leading to genetic erosion. This study analysed the pivotal factors which are responsible for maintaining the hill farming diversity and also discussed the possible reasons faltering such practices in relation to current environmental milieu in western Himalaya. Traditional agrobiodiversity practices As many as seventeen crops are being cultivated (Singh et al.

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