|
|
Subject listing for: Conservation Tillage |
Description:
These on-line proceedings contain papers on each of the presentations given at the conference which was held in Spokane, Washington, USA in 1999. Also available are directions for obtaining a video of seven conference focus sessions.
Accessible from:
Description:
This on-line proceedings from a conference held in Spokane, Washington (USA) in 2001 contains links to papers on the sessions, biographical summaries for the speakers, and instructions for purchasing or borrowing a video tape of seven of the sessions.
Accessible from:
Description:
Seis fichas técnicas sobre laboreo de conservacion; siembra directa; cubiertas vegetales y control de erosión.
Accessible from:
Description:
This site is the homepage for the African Conservation Tillage Network which promotes conservation tillage in Africa with the goals of combating desertification and assuring more sustainable use of soil resources.
Accessible from:
Description:
Almaco Products, manufacturers of specialized agricultural research equipment,grain drills for no-till applications and conservation tillage and other products.
Accessible from:
Description:
This site contains a brief report and the downloadable proceedings of a joint ATNESA (Animal Traction Network for Eastern and Southern Africa) and Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development of Namibia workshop on conservation tillage held in 1998.
Accessible from:
Description:
This extension publication describes no till and ridge till cultivation options, things to consider when adopting these new tillage systems, and ways to get started.
Accessible from:
Description:
Un estudio conducido para responder a uno de los problemas para la adopción de la labranza de conservación - la falta de información sobre el manejo y la conservación de los residuos de cultivo. Publicado en Terra, Revista de la Sociedad Mexicana de la Ciencia del Suelo, A.C. vol. 20 no. 2 2002 (formato PDF).
Accessible from:
Description:
Este articulo de investigación evalúa la labranza mínima con barbecho natural y con Canavalia ensiformis como barbecho mejorado en el sistema de maíz mecanizado en el Valle Mediodel Río Yaracuy, Venezuela. (Revista VENESUELOS, 1998)
Accessible from:
Description:
This publication uses case studies to show how conservation agriculture can increase crop production while reducing erosion and reversing soil fertility decline, improving rural livelihoods and restoring the environment in developing countries.
Accessible from:
Description:
The Conservation Agriculture Technology database lists commercially available equipment (for manual, animal or motorized operation) worldwide, including zero tiillage seeders and planters, rippers, rollers, mulch slashers/choppers, straw spreaders or choppers for handling weeds and crop residues or mulch covers as well as equipment for mechanical weeding through a mulch cover.
Accessible from:
Description:
Posted by K. Steiner on a mulch L discussion board, this paper presents conservation farming as "an effective in-situ water harvesting strategy for small-holder farmers in drought and dry-spell prone sevannas."
Accessible from:
Description:
This publication briefly describes conservation tillage, its costs, and how to implement focusing specifically on New Mexico.
Accessible from:
Description:
A University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension site describes and compares different conservation tillage and planting systems, including no-till and ridge till.
Accessible from:
Description:
This publication defines conservation tillage and its effects on surface and ground water quality.
Accessible from:
Description:
This Purdue University website provides links to various extension materials on conservation and no-tillage systems.
Accessible from:
Description:
This fact sheet from the USDA-ARS in Akron Colorado (USA) provides information on no-till and reduce-till systems and their importance as soil-crop management systems on dryland farms of the Central Great Plains.
Accessible from:
Description:
African Conservation Tillage Network leaflets (PDF) on aspects of conservation tillage including soil quality, rainwater productivity, economics, and crop residue management and cover crops.
Accessible from:
Description:
This 1999 on-line source book contains papers on conservation tillage with animal traction in Africa. Almost all of the papers in the book can be read on-line.
Accessible from:
Description:
Iowa State University Extension pamphlet documents the concept of strip tillage and compares it to other tillage systems. It also describes its benefits/drawbacks and its economic considerations. (pdf only).
Accessible from:
Description:
Los tratamientos evaluados antes y durante el ciclo del cultivo de maíz en este estudio fueron: 1) cobertura de barbecho
Accessible from:
Description:
This Ohio State University fact sheet provides an overview of strip tillage, equipment, benefits, concerns, and links to other sources of information.
Accessible from:
Description:
Seis fichas técnicas sobre labranza de conservación, siembra directa, contról de erosión, y cultivos de cobertura.
Accessible from:
Description:
This presentation, given at an ISCO Conference, begins with an overview of conservation tillage worldwide, discusses no-tillage adoption in South America, and ends with a brief discussion of lessons learned.
Accessible from:
Description:
This Kansas State University Cooperative Extension (USA) publication in pdf format discusses ridge till production systems, their advantages, equipment and planning requirements, and tips for the first and second years of establishment.
Accessible from:
Description:
La pagina índice del Grupo de trabajo de agricultura de conservación (FAO). Excelente colección sistemáticamente organizada de publicaciones en línea, sitos Web, manuales de prácticas, y otras lecturas relacionadas a la agricultura de conservación y la labranza conservacionista. La mayoría tiene versión en español.
Accessible from:
Description:
This resource page from FAO contains a variety of information on conservation agriculture, with a focus on conservation tillage. Resources include conference proceedings, reports, case studies, and links.
Accessible from:
Description:
This site contains the 2000 proceedings of a symposium held in Mazatlan, Mexico. 25 papers presented at the conference (some in English, some in Spanish), can be downloaded from the site.
Accessible from:
Description:
Un artículo general en la revista Agricultura 21 de la (enero 2001). Presenta información sobre el uso de labranza cero, siembra en almácigos y otras técnicas de agricultura de conservación para productores de arroz y trigo en Asia Meridional.
Accessible from:
Description:
Este artículo breve trata de los tres grupos de labranza que se entiende como conservacionista: labranza reducida, labranza mínima y labranza cero (o siembra directa). Incluye una discusión de las ventajas y desventajas. Fuente: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) Balcarce, República Argentina.
Accessible from:
Description:
La Federación Europea de Agricultura de Conservación (ECAF) está formada por once asociaciones nacionales las cuales promueven entre los agricultores europeos la agricultura de conservación, para una mejor conservación del suelo.
Accessible from:
Description:
Presentación al I Congresso mundial de Agricultura de Conservación en octubre 2001, sobre el contexto histórico y la situación actual de la labranza conservacionista la agricultura de México: descripciones de las investigaciones y programas de varias instituciones, los resultados, los limitantes para su adopción y las necesidades de investigación.
Accessible from:
Description:
Presentation in Spanish and English on the advantages of ridge tillage for soil conservation, reduction or elimination of the need for herbicides in crops such as maize and soya. Based on the results of on-farm research conducted by farmers in Iowa, USA.
Accessible from:
Description:
Breve artículo general sobre la degradación de los Suelos, resultado de los métodos para preparar las tierras basados en modelos europeos y como se está invertiendo este proceso en Santa Catarina con un cambio a las técnicas agrícolas de conservación. En la revista de la FAO, Agricultura 21 (Mayo 2001).
Accessible from:
Description:
This USDA Soil Quality - Agronomy Technical Note discusses potential improvements of soil quality and potential problems in conservation tillage.
Accessible from:
Description:
This page from Yetter farm equipment's website discusses fertilizer applications with zone and coulter tillage. It also provides diagrams of tillage set-ups and a chart with common problems associated with these practices, as well as possible causes and remedies.
Accessible from:
Description:
Un artículo de Practical Farmers of Iowa sobre sistemas de labranza mínima sin usar mas herbicidas.
Accessible from:
Description:
Presentación en español e inglés sobre las ventajas de la labranza en surcos para conservar el suelo y reducir o eliminar el uso de herbicida en cultivos como el maíz y la soya. Basado en resultados de experimentos por agricultores del estado de Iowa, EEUU.
Accessible from:
Description:
Presented at the 1998 Australian Agronomy Conference this paper discusses a long term (9 years) study carried out in northern New South Wales on the effect of minimum tillage opertations on soil macropore structure.
Accessible from:
Description:
Rolf-Derpsch, a no-tillage consultant, has an excellent no-till site with no-till seeding machines (animal traction and mechanized) (primarily in Brazil). Also included is information on no-till cover crops, publications and events around the world.
Accessible from:
Description:
This Penn State Cooperative Extension (USA) publication is available in pdf format. It discusses nutrient management and soil fertility in conservation tillage systems.
Accessible from:
Description:
This STEEP (Solutions To Environmental and Economic Problems) site offers links to the Pacific Northwest Conservation Farming Handbook, newsletters, conferences, annual reports and more.
Accessible from:
Description:
Publications, a list-serv, research reports, a newsletter, web resources, and other resources related to conservation tillage can be found on this searchable site developed by three US universities.
Accessible from:
Description:
This 1998 report from GTZ discusses a technology adoption study in a participatory development project in Yucatan, Mexico. The project introduced a conservation tillage system using legumes to decrease the length of fallows and reliance on slash-and-burn systems.
Description:
This FAO database contains photos concerning land degradation, crop rotation and intercrops, farmer training, conservation agriculture impact on soil property, direct seeding, cover crops, microcatchment, conservation agriculture and environment, tools and equipment for zero-tillage, soil restoration, food security and conservation agriculture, and agriculture and livestock interaction.
Accessible from:
Description:
Published by Iowa State University Extension (USA) in 1992, this 4 page paper in pdf format summarizes weed control techniques for ridge-till cultivation systems.
Accessible from:
Description:
Pursuing Conservation Tillage Systems for Organic Crop Production contains information on organic farming and the tillage dilemma, mulch tillage, ridge tillage, killed mulch systems, living mulches, zone tillage, as well as cover crop technologies.
Accessible from:
Description:
This University of Missouri Extension (USA) article discusses ridge-tillage systems, their advantages and disadvantages. It also gives tips on getting started, residue mangement, soil conservation, fertilizer, and weeds.
Accessible from:
Description:
This is the products page from the Worldwide Portal to
Accessible from:
Description:
This fact sheet answers the four questions: How often should you sample the soil? Where do you sample a field? What time of year should your samples be collected? How should you sample different tillage systems?
Accessible from:
Description:
This FAO Soils Bulletin resulted from a 1991 training course on tillage and residue management in Africa. Its 10 on-line chapters cover erosion control, soil moisture conservation, agroforestry and alley farming, runoff, and conservation tillage.
Accessible from:
Description:
This 45 page pdf document is the report of a US Geological Survey project that looked at 1970-98 to discover if increases in conservation tillage and decreases in erosion could be related to decreases in suspended sediment discharge from streams.
Accessible from:
Description:
This paper outlines the research results for various case studies regarding corn and soybeans and the effect of strip preparation on temperature and yield. It outlines a procedure to avoid soil erosion and undergo strip preparation.
Accessible from:
Description:
This site from Oregon State University's Integrated Farming Systems contains information on integrating conservation tillage with cover crops, weed management, and more.
Accessible from:
Description:
This Purdue University (USA) article defines strip-till (a cross between no-till and ridge-till soil cultivation systems) and discusses its benefits for corn cropping in the northern part of the Cornbelt.
Accessible from:
Description:
This 2004 searchable Pennsylvania State University (USA) publication contains a variety of information related to agronomy including pest management, soil fertility management, cover crops and conservation tillage, soil erosion, and more.
Accessible from:
Description:
CIMMYT's research in this paper was devoted to determining the potential for conservation tillage for improving maize productivity under a variety of soil and rainfall conditions in a semiarid zone of Mexico.
Accessible from:
Description:
This homepage gives an overview and provides resources, publications, and links regarding conservation agriculture.
Accessible from:
Description:
Using a stochastic cost-benefit analysis, this paper examines the economics of introducing conservation tillage into maize cropping systems in Jalisco, Mexico.
Accessible from:
Description:
Factsheets, infosheets, and publications regarding tillage from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food.
Accessible from:
Description:
Tillage articles from a number of scientific journals can be accessed through this ASA-CSSA-SSSA collection. Abstracts are freely accessible; access to full text may require payment. Browsing and search functions for related agricultural topics can be found at http://soil.scijournals.org/collections/.
Accessible from:
Description:
Available on-line this FAO Soils Bulletin contains ten chapters on the tropics, farming systems, tillage systems, soil surface management, rooting depth, and soil properties.
Accessible from:
Description:
This is a basic fact sheet about conservation tillage, including information on no-till, ridge-till and mulch till.
Accessible from:
Description:
The Yetter Company manufactures various reduced tillage (and other) equipment and offers information on zone and strip tillage.
Accessible from:
The Soil Health Information GatewaySend us E-mail: lhf2@cornell.edu © Copyright 2000 by Soil Health |