41. Lukol Directory - Science Agriculture Practices And Systems Reduced Tillage Farm Nitrate in Water Resources with Modern farming systems Account of research showinglower rates of nitrate leaching from soil with reduced tilling practices. http://www.lukol.com/Top/Science/Agriculture/Practices_and_Systems/Reduced_Tilla

Lukol Directory - Science Agriculture Practices and Systems ... Steep III Information on conservation tillage practices in the Pacific Northwest. http://pnwsteep.wsu.edu/ NoTill.com Brief information and a collection of links about the practice. http://www.notill.com/ Alberta Reduced Tillage Linkages Sustainable cropping and direct seeding information, for Alberta. Site is sponsored by agribusiness companies. http://www.reducedtillage.ca No-Tillage Farming for Sustainable Land Management Detailed FAO account of how soil erosion and other problems have been alleviated in Brazil. http://www.fao.org/tc/tci/Occpap12.pdf Rolf Derpsch Information about reduced tillage and no tillage practices, links to publications. http://www.rolf-derpsch.com/ Reducing Nitrate in Water Resources with Modern Farming Systems Account of research showing lower rates of nitrate leaching from soil with reduced tilling practices. http://www.idea.iastate.edu/idea/marketplace/pd... No-Till Farmer Newsletter Online Providing the world's no-tillage farmers with ideas, inventions, techniques and industry news. http://www.lesspub.com/ntf

42. Sustainable Farming Systems establish direct links between research development corporation farming systems programsand knowledge and tools to implement new farming practices which meet http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/reader/tamworth/taisystems.htm

SEARCH MAIL PRIVACY CONDITIONS OF USE ... Tamworth Agricultural Institute Sustainable Farming Systems Cropping Systems TAI is dedicated to developing farming practices that are ecologically sustainable, productive and profitable. Farmer participation is a key element of research projects, looking at issues such as efficient use of water in dryland agriculture, rising water tables and dryland salinity, soil structure decline, declining soil fertility and the constraints on the adoption of sustainable practices. Rotation and cropping research focuses on: crop/pasture sequences that maximise the efficiency of water use, minimise crop losses due to diseases, and maximise opportunities for integrated weed and pest management; managing rising water tables and salinity on the Liverpool Plains by reducing surface run-off and deep drainage into ground water by developing crop and pasture systems that use rainfall more effectively; and increasing pastures use in cropping systems and increasing their impact on crop productivity and sustainability. Soil Management By increasing awareness of good soil management and plant nutrition in the northern wheat belt, the Institute hopes to help improve soil quality and minimise soil structure decline and erosion.

43. Organic Farming Systems - NC State in a series of 6 twoday workshops in organic farming systems. Organic Unit is todemonstrate successful organic farming principles and practices. http://www.ncsu.edu/organic_farming_systems/

Organic Farming Systems About Us Databases Internship Progam Links ... Guestbook Organic production represents the largest growth segment nationwide in agriculture today. The organic industry is worth $6 billion (2000), and has grown at a rate of 24% per year for the last eight years. Consumer demand for organic food has increased the need for more research and education in this area. In 1994 the Center for Environmental Farming Systems was established at the North Carolina Department of Agriculture Cherry Farm near Goldsboro. This unique Center is a partnership among North Carolina State University, North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University, North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, non-governmental organizations, and other state and federal agencies, farmers and citizens. In 1998, the Organic Unit (OU) at CEFS had nearly 100 certified organic acres dedicated to research and demonstration projects. Because of flooding due to Hurricanes Fran and Floyd, the Organic Unit was moved to higher ground in 1999, and the certification process initiated again. With approximately 80 acres to be certified organic land, the Center for Environmental Farming Systems is one of the largest research/demonstration sites affiliated with a land-grant University in the country. The site is used for research, demonstrations, and education, and serves as a focal point for student and extension agent training. The Organic Systems Unit hosts annual Field Days for farmers and other agricultural professionals.

44. Farming Practices or fall plowing, CROPPING systems Monocropping, continuous spray irrigation andchemigation practices; water quality and decisionmaking often off the farm. http://www.roselandorganicfarms.com/farming_practices.htm

Products Page Pricing Roseland News Page Analysis of OFPA ... Contact Information Farming Practices Opportunities Roseland Organic Methods and Principles Typical Conventional Practices NITROGEN: For sustainable healthy soil, it is collected from the air and recycled through "green manure's." NITROGEN: Usually non-sustainable inputs of synthetic fertilizers. MINERALS: Released from soil reserves and recycled. MINERALS: Mined, processed and imported onto farms from "outside." WEED AND PEST CONTROL: Biological and mechanical systems; reliance on beneficial insects and ecological balance: less problems with weeds and pest insects as years pass using when necessary using better equipment, roto-tillers, etc. WEED AND PEST CONTROL: Yearly inputs of herbicides and insecticides; more problems with pest control as predators are killed off with pesticides; repeat applications often necessary; many insects and weeds build up a resistance to chemicals. ENERGY: Some generated and collected on the farm; less energy use as pesticides not used.

45. Science - Agriculture - Practices And Systems - Precision Farming Search Top Science Agriculture practices and systems Precision farming DifferentialCorrection (3); Education (9); Products and Services (13); Software (5). http://www.sedirectory.net/Science/Agriculture/Practices_and_Systems/Precision_F

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46. Science - Agriculture - Practices And Systems - Precision Farming Top Science Agriculture practices and systems Precision farming Software FarmWorks Farm Works Software offers a full line of farm management programs. http://www.sedirectory.net/Science/Agriculture/Practices_and_Systems/Precision_F

Web Hosting Dir Web Design Dir Search Engine Dir Hardware Info ... Resources Search: Top Science Agriculture Practices and Systems ... Farm Works - Farm Works Software offers a full line of farm management programs. MapShots - A data manangement solutions for precision agriculture. SST - Provides desktop and field software for precision agriculture applications. Star Pal - Mapping software for field use compatible with ESRI and MapInfo GIS, GPS mapping, Grid Soil Sampling, and Data Acquisition. Tripod Data Systems - Provides handheld computers made for extreme outdoor and industrial environments conditions. Also produces land surveying, construction, and precision agriculture GIS software packages.

47. Wauu.DE: Science: Agriculture: Practices And Systems: Precision Farming: Product Wauu.DE Science Agriculture practices and SystemsPrecision farming Products and Services. http://www.wauu.de/Science/Agriculture/Practices_and_Systems/Precision_Farming/P

Home Science Agriculture Practices and Systems ... Precision Farming : Products and Services Search DMOZ-Verzeichnis: All Categories Categories Onlye Links: Agri-Tech Solutions A dealer of Trimble, Ag Leader, Star Pal, and Ranger GPS products. http://www.farmgps.com/ats/ Agri-Vision Provides color digital infrared imagery that is georeferenced and delivered within 24 hours via a secure web site. http://www.agri-vision.net AGRONAV Precision systems for autonomous vehicle steering and implement control for farming applications. http://www.geo-tec.com/agronav Bio-Geo-Recon Remote sensing services for the agriculture, forestry, and environmental communities. http://www.biogeorecon.com EarthScan Network, Inc. Provides a web-based system for distribution of satellite and aerial earth imagery. http://www.earthscan.com/ Merrell Precision Agriculture An online store that sells GPS recievers, controllers, yield monitors, software, handheld computers, and other products and services. http://www.MerrellPrecisionAg.com Nielsen Communications Provides electronic technology and precision agricultural products to farmers, and agri-business companies in the midwest. http://www.farmgps.com/

48. Wauu.DE: Science: Agriculture: Practices And Systems: Precision Farming: Educati Wauu.DE Science Agriculture practices andSystems Precision farming Education. http://www.wauu.de/Science/Agriculture/Practices_and_Systems/Precision_Farming/E

Home Science Agriculture Practices and Systems ... Precision Farming : Education Search DMOZ-Verzeichnis: All Categories Categories Onlye Links: K-State Agricultural Research Center Notes on work on precision farming, site and boundary verification, soil sampling, variable rate applications, yield monitoring, and electrical conductivity studies. http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/rc_wkarc/Research/ARCH/PrecisionAg/PrecisionAg.asp K-State Precision Agriculture The purpose of this web site is to display the Research and Education precision agriculture activities that are occurring at Kansas State University. http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/precisionag/ Koen Maertens, Katholieke Universiteit Leuve Home page of agriculture engineering researcher. Includes overview of his recent publications in precision farming, yield mapping and related modeling, and automation of agricultural machinery. http://www.agr.kuleuven.ac.be/aee/amc/staff/KoenM/koen.htm Laboratory for Agro Machinery and Processing Thorough introduction to precision farming, including current research and applications. http://www.agr.kuleuven.ac.be/aee/amc/research/precag/precagen.htm

49. Alexa Web Search - Subjects > Science > Agriculture > Practices And Systems > Pr Precision farming Subjects Science Agriculture practices and systems Precision farming. Browse, Sites in Precision farming (1). http://www.alexa.com/browse/categories?catid=27797

50. Alexa Web Search - Subjects > Science > Agriculture > Practices And Systems > Dr Dryland farming Subjects Science Agriculture practices and systems Dryland farming. Sort by Most Popular. http://www.alexa.com/browse/general?catid=1102563&mode=general

51. Cropping Systems And Farming Practices In The Two Villages Of Ban Sang And Khuoi Title Cropping systems and farming practices in the two villages of Ban Sangand Khuoi Sap, Lang San commune, Na Ri district, Bac Kan province. http://www.mekonginfo.org/mrc_en/doclib.nsf/0/abd5f232e435cad547256e1d001ae600?O

52. Non Traditional Dryland Farming Practices year cropping systems do work in areas that are previously thought to only supportwheat/fallow rotations. However, changing rotations and farming practices is http://w3.uwyo.edu/~ltoombs/rotation.htm

Non Traditional Dry land Farming Practices Travis Freeburg - Writer Lindsey Toombs - Programmer Cody Loyd - Researcher Is death soon approaching? Will there ever be enough food for the growing population? When will the world run out of food? Are we getting close to the end? Questions such as these are daily fears of the majority of the world population. The population is growing at an astonishing rate and feeding this growing population is a major concern currently, and of the future. This ultimate fear remains in the eyes of many, until something is done to improve agricultural sustainability . The Great Plains of the United States supplies the world with a substantial amount of cereal grains. Applying sustainability to this region has been a continuous effort of researchers and producers in increasing yields and efficiencies. Alternative crop rotations in the central Great Plains have led to less yield variability, as a result of the conservation of moisture and overall better profits. traditional way of farming. It has been concluded that fallow has increased the potential for erosion and decreased the amount of organic material present in soil (Peterson et al., 1993). Producers and researchers have developed new techniques and rotations in maximizing profits and applying substainability.

53. Farming Systems Comparison Field Day (SA Fall, 1989 (v2n1)) are to conduct interdisciplinary analyses of the processes that drive variouscrop rotation systems, and to test existing and novel farming practices. http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/NEWSLTR/v2n1/sa-7.htm

Fall, 1989 (v2n1) Farming Systems Comparison Field Day Conventional, low-input or organic? Which farming system is most appropriate? Which makes the most efficient use of resources? What are the environmental effects of different production practices? These are some of the questions addressed by a farming systems comparison project at UC Davis. An August 29 field day at the UCD agronomy farm offered the public a hands-on view of the project, Evaluating the Transition from Conventional to Low-Input and Organic Farming Systems in the Sacramento Valley. The study is funded by the UC SAREP, the USDA Low-Input Sustainable Agriculture (LISA) program, the H.J. Heinz Foundation and the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Still in its first year, the project has not yet generated substantive information for growers. Baseline data and yield data from the first harvests are being collected. Over the next several years, however, the 11-member interdisciplinary research team will identity alternative farming practices that will help growers make the transition from conventional to low-input and organic farming systems while maintaining the long-term viability of their farm businesses. Other research objectives are to conduct interdisciplinary analyses of the processes that drive various crop rotation systems, and to test existing and novel farming practices.

54. Farming Systems Comparison Project (SA Summer 1993 (v5n4)) the benefits, costs and risks associated with conventional and alternative systems. ableto critically evaluate the success of farming practices and their http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/NEWSLTR/v5n4/sa-4.htm

Summer 1993 (v5n4) Farming Systems Comparison Project by David Chaney SAREP To facilitate the transition to sustainable agriculture, farmers need accurate information about the benefits, costs and risks associated with "conventional" and "alternative" systems. To generate this information, research must eventually be conducted at the whole-farm level. By broadening the boundaries of investigation, researchers are able to critically evaluate the success of farming practices and their effects on the environment, as well as the special requirements for adapting these practices to farms in various locations. A SAREP-funded research project comparing conventional, low-input and organic farming systems is an excellent example of this research. The goal of this research project is to describe and quantify the environmental and economic consequences of the transition from conventional to low-input and organic farming systems typical of the southern Sacramento Valley. The research team is multidisciplinary (members listed at the end of the article), and participating farmers and farm advisor play a key role in guiding the management decisions applied to the various production systems. The project was initiated in 1989, and is located on 28 acres at the UC Davis Agronomy Farm.

55. Eb1716 - Farming Practices For Groundwater Protection In Washington, the soil, topography, climate, farming practices,and cropping systems differ from farm to farm. Therefore, land http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/eb1716/eb1716.html

FARMING PRACTICES FOR GROUNDWATER PROTECTION Edward B. Adams In the late 1970s the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology), in cooperation with the agricultural industry, developed plans to control agricultural sources of water contamination. Developed under section 208 of the Clean Water Act (1972 Federal Water Pollution Act as amended in 1977), the plans adopted in 1979 focused on surface water quality protection and dairy waste management. However, recent reports of agrichemical contamination in groundwater have now drawn attention to groundwater protection. Surface and Groundwater Surface water is any body of water whose surface is visible, that is, ponds, lakes and streams. Groundwater is any water beneath the surface of the land. This includes precipitation or irrigation water in the crop root zone. Once the soil profile is full, any excess water percolates through soil, subsoil, or layers of rock and gravel to the underlying aquifers. Aquifers are bodies of underground water that can yield usable amounts of water via a well. The recommendations in this bulletin provide general information on agricultural practices that may help protect groundwater. Washington State University, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and local Conservation Districts are evaluating specific practices that will protect groundwater while continuing to protect surface water quality.

56. ECOGEN - Soil Ecological And Economic Evaluation Of Genetically Modified Crops: Analysis of Economics. farming systems. Participants. Economic data. farmingpractices. Cropping sequences. farming practices. farmings systems etc. http://www.ecogen.dk/research_teams/Farming_systems/WP5/view

Research Organization Research Teams Results ... Cropping sequences Farming practices Farmings systems etc

57. Home > Agriculture > Farming Methods, Techniques And Equipment > Agricultural Sy FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) Integrated Production systems site, which andinformation is provided on regional projects and good farming practices. http://agrifor.ac.uk/hb/a5ac058207402da38d5c919f62c7c66c.html

low graphics Home Agriculture Farming methods, techniques and equipment Agricultural systems Agricultural Production Systems Research Unit : APSRU Established in 1990, the Agricultural Production Systems Research Unit (APSRU) is an Australian research project that aims to "facilitate research that would impact on how agricultural production systems are managed", and focuses on crop and soil management, and the computer simulation of farming systems. The Web site provides information on the background of APSRU and its staff, research plans and current research projects, as well as access to simulation models including Whopper Cropper and HowWet, links to other research projects, a bibliography of publications, and information on some current production systems. Links to related Web sites are also provided. simulation models research institutes farming systems research agricultural production ... Agricultural systems Homepage of the journal Agricultural Systems, which is published monthly by Elsevier Science and focuses on articles that cover all aspects of farming systems, including methodological approaches to systems analysis in agriculture. On the site, the contents of journal issues from 1995 onwards can be searched or browsed, with abstracts freely available. Full text is only available to subscribers, and is provided in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat viewer). The site also gives scope details, subscription information and instructions for authors. journals farming systems Alternative farming : an annotated database Provided by the Animal Welfare Institute, the Alternative Farming database provides access to information on humane alternatives to factory farming. It covers "grass-based farming; rotational grazing; deep-litter and outdoor systems; pasture; grassland management; sustainable agriculture; principles of low-stress livestock handling; animal behavior; predator-friendly farming" for cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep and goats. Citations in the database include case studies, guides, research articles, books and book chapters, and Web sites. The database can be searched, or browsed by keyword. Links to Web sites and full-text articles are provided where available.

58. Project DPI014: Sugar Farming Systems Development And Demonstration On The Wet T for Alternative Cane farming systems . These publications as well as numerous mediaarticles aided in the extension process of these alternative practices. http://www.srdc.gov.au/ProjectReports/DPI014.htm

Collaborating Organisations Queensland Department of Primary Industries Project: Title: Sugar farming systems development and demonstration on the wet tropical coast Program: B Farming Systems Strategy: Underpinning sustainable farming systems Start Date: End Date: Objectives: The objective of the project is to develop and test farming systems that improve the viability of cane farming on the wet tropical coast using a participatory action learning approach and all other appropriate extension methods. The project will support sugarcane grower groups between Mossman and Tully to address farm viability issues on the wet tropical coast. The project will be a component of Phase 2 of the Sugar Yield Decline Joint Venture, and enhance the activities of the DPI funded Sugar Cane Solutions project. Specific objectives of the funding sought are: - On farm evaluation of different farming systems and complementary crops to enhance sugarcane production. - On farm implementation and evaluation of outcomes of the Yield Decline Joint Venture, specifically targeting low ccs and low profitability.

59. Sustainable Agriculture Farming Systems (SAFS) Project farming systems (SAFS) Project was established on an 28 acre site in 1988 to studythe transition from conventional to low input and organic farming practices http://www.ibiblio.org/farming-connection/localcon/groups/safs.htm

Home Local Contacts Menu Sustainable Agriculture Farming Systems (SAFS) Project Sustainable Farming Connection Where farmers find and share information. Sustainable Agriculture Farming Systems (SAFS) Project Agronomy and Range Science Dept. University of California, Davis Davis, CA 95616 Email: kjbrewer@ucdavis.edu Website URL: http://agronomy.ucdavis.edu/safs/home.htm Phone: Fax: Contact: Kelly J. Brewer Newsletter: SAFS Quarterly Newsletter , free. The Sustainable Agriculture Farming Systems (SAFS) Project was established on an 28 acre site in 1988 to study the transition from conventional to low input and organic farming practices in California's Sacramento Valley. The SAFS project compares four different farming system treatments. The organic, low-input, and conventional 4-year are four year rotations including tomato, safflower, corn, and bean. Wheat is double-cropped with bean in the conventional system, while an oats/vetch biculture or lupine crop has been substituted for wheat in the organic and low-input systems. The fourth treatment is a conventional 2-year rotation of tomato and wheat. All farming systems use "best farmer management practices" which are determined through consultation with area growers and farm advisors cooperating on the project. The disciplines that the project includes are: agronomy, agricultural economics, entomology, water science, nematology, plant pathology, soil microbiology, crop nutrition, and weed science.

60. Australian Farming Systems Conference 2003 - Field Tours Historical Concepts Behind farming systems Approaches. Tour Leader Mark Schuster. music,yarns, ditties, folkways, foodways and traditional farming practices). http://afsa.asn.au/fieldtours.htm

On Tuesday afternoon, September 9th - as part of the 2003 Conference - attendees will be able to undertake any one of five fascinating Field Tours , each one directly related to one of the conference's five major themes. Here's what they'll be covering: Historical Concepts Behind Farming Systems Approaches Tour Leader: Mark Schuster Mark is certainly 'a bit of a character'. Never short of a word, or a tune, Mark has been featured on ABCs "Australian Story" program. For over a decade he was Toowoomba's Town Crier and has embarked on a huge venture to record the Queensland-German farming communities folklore (music, yarns, ditties, folkways, foodways and traditional farming practices). He knows the Darling Downs, and its people, as well as the back of his hand and specializes in its fascinating cultural history. Don't be at all surprised on your trip if the bus pulls up at some long forgotten cemetery in the middle of knowhere; or if he coerces the driver to pull up at the historic Rudds Pub at Nobby for a few beers or wines. In addition Mark will have his trusty squeezebox with him to play you some of 'dose alt Deuschte farming tunes and songs'. On a more formal note, Mark is a Senior Extension Officer with DPI's Pork Program where he assists the pork industry to adopt and utilize technological tools to enhance production efficiencies. He also has a role as the National PigPulse Co-ordinator, which means he travels much of rural Australia and speaks to the rural community. His knowledge of traditional Downs farming practices is rock solid but Mark has an additional interest in promoting farming practices that are most suitable for the 'long haul' in our landscapes. For four years Mark was a project officer in the NHT-funded AGWISE Project and he assisted in building a Decision Support System to site new and expanding Intensive Animal Industries in a more sustainable manner. As tour leader Mark Schuster will make sure everyone has a VERY ENJOYABLE and informative afternoon.

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