101. Microbiology Of Agricultural Soils Microbiology of Agricultural soils. Significance of Soil Microbiology. http://www.ucc.ie/impact/agrisf.html

102. Agricultural And Food Scientists They will increasingly encourage the practice of “sustainable agriculture” bydeveloping and implementing plans to manage pests, crops, soil fertility and http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos046.htm

Skip Navigation Links Latest Numbers U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook www.bls.gov OOH Search/A-Z Index BLS Home Get Detailed Statistics ... Find It! In DOL Printer-friendly version ( HTML PDF Agricultural and Food Scientists Nature of the Work Working Conditions Employment Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement ... Sources of Additional Information Significant Points Almost 4 in 10 salaried agricultural and food scientists work for Federal, State, or local governments. A bachelor’s degree in agricultural science is sufficient for some jobs in applied research; a master’s or doctoral degree is required for basic research. Slower-than-average job growth is projected because of limited growth in the Federal Government and modest growth in State and local governments, the largest employers of these scientists. Nature of the Work About this section Back to Top The work of agricultural and food scientists plays an important part in maintaining the Nation’s food supply by ensuring agricultural productivity and the safety of the food supply. Agricultural scientists study farm crops and animals, and develop ways of improving their quantity and quality. They look for ways to improve crop yield with less labor, control pests and weeds more safely and effectively, and conserve soil and water. They research methods of converting raw agricultural commodities into attractive and healthy food products for consumers. Agricultural science is closely related to biological science, and agricultural scientists use the principles of biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and other sciences to solve problems in agriculture. They often work with biological scientists on basic biological research and on applying to agriculture the advances in knowledge brought about by biotechnology.

103. Science.gov Topic Agriculture & Food For User Category All Categories Soil Mechanics Center (NSMC) Provides a variety of services in a wide rangeof standard soil mechanics tests Department of agriculture (USDA), Natural http://www.science.gov/browse/w_105.htm

Home Site Map Index Help ... Communications Science.gov Search Advanced Search Enables you to search 47 million pages in real time Browse topic: (Science.gov home) Narrower topics: Agricultural Facilities and Equipment Agricultural Waste Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Fisheries and Aquaculture ... U A AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access) - Search a bibliographic database of citations to the literature of agriculture [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS); National Agricultural Library (NAL)] AGROS Agricultural Research Data Directory - Search for data from USDA funded research, including soil, crop and plant, forest, rangeland, animal sciences, and other natural resource research areas, as well as economics, population, and food safety [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS); National Agricultural Library (NAL)] Aerial Photography Field Office (AFPO) of the Farm Service Agency - Access to more than 10,000,000 images [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Farm and Foreign Agriculture Services] - Provides information on new technologies and their effect on economic growth [Department of Agriculture (USDA); Economic Research Service.]

104. Biological Diversity In Food And Agriculture Soil Biodiversity and Sustainable agriculture (2001). University of Reading,Faculty of agriculture and Food, Department of Soil Science, UK. http://www.fao.org/biodiversity/soils_en.asp

Soils Agroecosystems Forests Aquatic ... home Soil biodiversity Soil biodiversity reflects the variability among living organisms including a myriad of invisible micro-organisms (e.g. bacteria and fungi), micro-fauna (e.g. protazoa and nematodes) meso-fauna (acari and springtails) and the more familiar macro-fauna (e.g.earthworms and termites). Plant roots can also be considered as soil organisms in view of their symbiotic relationships and interactions with other soil components. These diverse organisms interact with one another and with the various plants and animals in the ecosystem forming a complex web of biological activity. Soil organisms contribute a wide range of essential services to the sustainable function of all ecosystems. They act as the primary driving agents of nutrient cycling, regulating the dynamics of soil organic matter, soil carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emission, modifying soil physical structure and water regimes, enhancing the amount and efficiency of nutrient acquisition by the vegetation and enhancing plant health. These services are not only essential to the functioning of natural ecosystems but constitute an important resource for the sustainable management of agricultural systems. FAO and soil biodiversity A series of activities on soil biological management and soil biodiversity were initiated by FAO in 2000 through the Netherlands-supported programme on agricultural biodiversity. The aims are: firstly, to increase awareness among the range of stakeholders of soil as a living entity and the importance of soil biodiversity for agricultural systems; and secondly, to catalyse the adoption of improved management practices and production systems to enhance soil biodiversity and its biological activity.

105. Texas Precision Agriculture - Texas A&M University System Precision agriculture Yield Mapping System for Peanuts on the Texas South PlainsClick Reflectance differences were identified with soil calcium and magnesium. http://precisionagriculture.tamu.edu/

Precision Home Search Main Precision Ag People Projects About This Site Advanced Search Highlights In the first year of this study, sensors were mounted along a center-pivot irrigation system on the Helms Farm to measure the water needs of corn and cotton. Bart_Thesis.pdf , 2.4 megabytes Irrigation research using PA tools indicates varietal differences in yield response to application method and strategy. Some varieties apparently respond better to the use of highly efficient LEPA irrigation during pod development than do others. Schubert-PorterPAReport02.pdf , 417.3 kilobytes Remote sensing technologies have the potential of differentiating between agronomic stresses by quantifying plant pigments such as carotenoids and anthocyanins. 2002PAReportFormandLetter.pdf , 1.0 megabytes In 2002, crop management zones, based on slope and soil electrical conductivity, were used to allocate irrigation water to a corn crop in Helms. This concept was succes2fully applied and tested. making this a viable management approach. PA-Helms-2002.pdf

106. EPA > Polluted Runoff (Nonpoint Source Pollution) > Managing Nonpoint Source Pol Soil And Water Quality An Agenda for agriculture, National ResearchCouncil, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 1993. USDA http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/facts/point6.htm

Polluted Runoff (Nonpoint Source Pollution) Recent Additions Contact Us Print Version Search: EPA Home Water Polluted Runoff (Nonpoint Source Pollution) Nonpoint Source Pointers (Factsheets) ... Training/Meetings Managing Nonpoint Source Pollution from Agriculture Pointer No. 6 EPA841-F-96-004F Note: This information is provided for reference purposes only. Although the information provided here was accurate and current when first created, it is now outdated. The United States has over 330 million acres of agricultural land that produce an abundant supply of low-cost, nutritious food and other products. American agriculture is noted worldwide for its high productivity, quality, and efficiency in delivering goods to the consumer. However, when improperly managed, agricultural activities can affect water quality. The most recent National Water Quality Inventory reports that agricultural nonpoint source (NPS) pollution is the leading source of water quality impacts to surveyed rivers and lakes, the third largest source of impairments to surveyed estuaries, and also a major contributor to ground water contamination and wetlands degradation.

107. CFA || Agriculture In Canada || Agriculture And The Environment operations, and also plays an important role in agriculture sustainability as aneconomical source of nutrients for crops and organic matter for the soil. http://www.cfa-fca.ca/english/agriculture_in_canada/agriculture_and_the_environm

Soil Conservation There is a growing awareness in Canada of the relationship between agricultural production and environmental issues. As stewards of the land, Canadian farmers are aware of their responsibilities to the environment and are taking positive steps to ensure the environmental sustainability of their industry. Canadian farmers are leaders in sustainable agricultural practices. Long before environmental concerns became familiar to the general population, Canadian farmers were developing techniques that benefit Canada's greatest agricultural asset - the soil. Soil structure improves with increased organic matter and decreased erosion. Agricultural practices that are beneficial to the soil and that are widely used in Canada include conservation tillage, residue management, and extended crop rotation through forage and erosion control. Canadian farmers are pioneers in the development of conservation tillage which includes no-till and low-till practices. These practices, rarely seen thirty years ago, were used on 16% and 31% respectively, of Canada's seeded cropland in 1996. Studies have shown that these techniques offer enormous benefits to farmers, including reduced fuel consumption, less soil erosion, reduced soil compaction, increased crop yields and higher organic matter in the soil.

108. Popular Precision Agriculture The guidelines were originally presented in the Soil Electrical Conductivity inPrecision agriculture Symposium at the 2000 Annual Meetings of the American http://www.asa-cssa-sssa.org/press/journals/aj/0306hays.html

Popularizing Precision Agriculture Technology is Bringing Precision Agriculture One-Step Closer to Widespread Use MADISON, WI - JUNE 4, 2003 - USDA-Agricultural Research Service scientists at the George E. Brown, Jr. Salinity Laboratory, Riverside, California, have developed general guidelines for soil mapping using mobile equipment. This advanced technology is valuable for looking at changes in soil quality over time; including the presence of pollutants such as salts, pesticides, and fertilizers; and for use in precision agriculture to determine areas that are to be managed to maximize yield, minimize environmental impacts, and optimize the use of resources. Soil is a very diverse media, which can vary from one point to the next in its chemical and physical makeup. Many of these soil properties influence crop yield and can cause yield variations within fields. These soil properties also influence how pollutants move through soil and get into the groundwater or runoff into lakes and streams. One useful means of mapping these changes is using mobile equipment to measure several soil properties simultaneously. In order to determine where to take the optimum number of soil samples that will characterize the patterns in soil properties within a field, information is first obtained through the use of a global positioning system (GPS). Using statistical software developed by Scott Lesch of the Salinity Laboratory, maps of soil properties are then created by a geographic information system (GIS). These maps are used to guide management decisions for precision agriculture.

109. Minimizing P Losses From Agriculture - SERA17 SERA17 MINIMIIZING PHOSPHORUS LOSSES FROM AGRICULTUREHome Issues Objectives Publications Meetings Members. http://www.soil.ncsu.edu/sera17/

SERA-17 MINIMIIZING PHOSPHORUS LOSSES FROM AGRICULTURE Background Issues Objectives Publications State Implementations (under construction) P Threshold Survey National P Research Project Meetings Participants Next meeting: 26-28 June, 2002 Colorado State University Ft. Collins, CO check back for more information as it becomes available Website Comments updated 1 April, 2002

110. John Conway's Research Activities and crop production in Namibia, Ascension Island, Nicaragua, Malaysia and the Caribbeanas well as extensive soil and agricultural Land Classification mapping http://www.royagcol.ac.uk/soils/default.htm

Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, UK John Conway's research activities Home Soils of Wales Soils of England Limestone Pavements ... Soils of the College Farms Soil Research at the RAC The Royal Agricultural College has had an impact on Soil Science since its formation in 1845 with several famous names, including James Buckman and Augustus Voelker. See page on college history Research into soil related areas expanded to its current size in 1995 following the acquisition of two MAFF Open Contracts in collaboration with Rothamsted Research, and one with IGER North Wyke, under the Nitrate Programme. A further contract investigating alternative sources of P and K in organic farming systems was won in 1998, again in collaboration with Rothamsted amongst others. Collaboration with Edinburgh University, funded by BBSRC, began on nitrogen gas losses from agriculture in 2000. The Soils Group is led by Dr John Conway, Principal Lecturer, who joined the College in 1983 after working in North Wales with the University College, Bangor, Gwynedd Archaeological Trust and the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology [now CEH]. John currently manages modules in Soil Science, Environmental Science, Organic Soil Management, Soil Evaluation, Sustainable Soil and Water Management, Physical Resource Appraisal and Global Resources Management. John is the Course Manager for MSc courses in Sustainable Agricultural Systems, and Organic Agricultural Systems.

111. Site Map Drainage; Agricultural Land Use Links; Guelph Geomatic Service Centre; LandUse Planning; Staff Services; Legislation; soils Resource Information. http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/sitemap.html

Site Map Author: OMAF Staff Creation Date: 12 August 1998 Last Reviewed: 27 February 2004 AGRICULTURAL LAND USE Drainage Agricultural Land Use Links Guelph Geomatic Service Centre ... Vegetables Features Adverse Weather Crop Updates and Agriphones Crop Links Minor Use Program ... Horticultural General Emergency Standby Power Engineering Links Farm Implements Act Program Normal Farm Practices Protection Board Stewardship of Rural Resources Energy, Heating and Ventilation Nutrient Management Planning (manure, biosolids, etc.) Rural-Urban Issues Soil Conservation Structural Issues ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ... News Releases Other Information, Programs and Services BSE Programs Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization Program (CAIS) Farmland Property Class Tax Rate Program Farm Business Registration Program Policy Analysis Introduction to the Policy Analysis Unit Introduction to the Program Policy Unit Agri-food Trade Update Newsletter Policy Papers and Reports ... Links Statistics

112. Sustainable Agriculture-Key Text Sustainable agriculture is a simple concept that embraces a complex web of issues.Some of these are the state of the soil; water availability; choice of crop http://www.science.org.au/nova/071/071key.htm

Key text Published by Australian Academy of Science Sponsored by With the population exceeding 6 billion and growing by about 6 million a month, the need to protect agricultural land and to increase food production has become critical. Does sustainable agriculture have the answers? Printer-friendly version of complete topic About 5000 years ago, large cities were flourishing in the flat plains of what is now southern Iraq. The cities were surrounded by thousands of hectares of crop land irrigated from the rivers. Farmers grew barley, wheat, flax, dates, apples, plums and grapes, and herded sheep and goats for meat and milk. This early example of intensive agriculture proved unsustainable. By around 4000 years ago, desert had replace the fields and the cities had been abandoned. History records many such examples of agricultural communities flourishing and then failing, often because farming eroded the soil, exhausted the soil’s nutrients or caused a build-up of salt. There were many fewer mouths to feed in those days; the global population was probably no more than a couple of hundred million. So if agriculture failed in one area, plenty of arable land remained available for development. The world no longer has that luxury. The need to protect agricultural land and to increase food production has become critical. Around the world the concept of sustainable agriculture has been embraced to try to ensure that food supplies will continue to match demand.

113. Soil And Conservation - Manitoba Agriculture And Food 4H agriculture Statistics Business and Economics Crops Crown Land Leasing Factsheets LivestockNews Forecasts Related Links Rural Organizations Soil Water http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/soilwater/

Features 4-H Agriculture Statistics Business and Economics Crops ... Weather/Climate About Us About Us Organizational Chart Understanding Agriculture Grow in a Growing ... ... Proud of our Agri-Food ... SOIL Manitoba Soil Science Society Proceedings Database 1957-2000 SOIL INFORMATION AND INTERPRETATION Soil Maps and data Suitability of Land for Irrigated Potato Production Soil Survey Reports (index) SOIL MANAGEMENT Soil Erosion Annual Barriers for Special Crops Cover Crops on Special Crops Land Cover Crops To Protect Soil From Erosion After Potato Harvest Soil Salinity Soil Compaction Crop Residue Management Crop Residue Burn Program Stubble Burning Alternatives Crop Residue Burning Zones Map Combine Chaff Spreader Shopping List SOIL FERTILITY Soil Fertility Guide Fertility Management in Organic Crop Systems Gestion de la fertilité dans les systèmes de culture biologique Moisture and Target Yields ... Soil Sampling Strategies for Site Specific Management Manure Management Calculation of Manure Application Rates Controlling Runoff from Confined Livestock Areas Crop Rotations and Timing of Manure Applications Farm Practices Protection Board ... Manitoba Livestock Manure Management Initiative Inc.

114. The Soils Of Newfoundland And Labrador Are Strongly Influenced By Location Much larger areas are suitable for agricultural commodities less dependant on soilquality, ie berry crops, pastures, confinement livestock operations and http://www.gov.nf.ca/agric/soil.htm

Soil and Land Overview The soils of Newfoundland and Labrador are strongly influenced by location , climate and geology. It is the easternmost province of Canada with a land area of approximately 405,720 km The surface geology of the province is characterized by large areas of coarse textured material (glacial till deposits), washed sediments, peat deposits and rock outcrops. The climate of the Island portion of the province reflects its maritime location with cool moist summers, and relatively mild winters. The climate is suitable for a relatively broad range of crops and cropping practices. The Labrador portion has more extremes of climate due to northern and continental influences. Soils surveys and land use studies show that approximately 100,000 hectares (250,000 acres) of mineral soil in the province is considered suitable for commercial scale mechanized farming. Much larger areas are suitable for agricultural commodities less dependant on soil quality, ie: berry crops pastures , confinement livestock operations and Christmas tree farms.

115. EnviroNetBase: Environmental Handbooks Online agriculture Practices and Policies for Carbon Sequestrationin Soil. John M. Kimble Rattan Lal Ronald F. Follett. http://www.environetbase.com/ejournals/books/book_summary/summary.asp?id=604

116. NAFA Project, D1 http://www.iaea.org/programmes/nafa/d1/

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