Abstract
The loss of topsoil from farmlands has become a serious problem in some parts of Kentucky. During the past 20 years, grain crop acreage has tripled. The production of soybeans, which leaves the soil in a condition more susceptible to erosion, has grown from almost none to 1.7 million acres. Much of this increased acreage has come at the expense of soil conserving crops such as hay and pasture on sloping class II and III land with an erosion hazard. Use of large equipment, larger fields, chemical weed control, etc., has added to the scope of the problem with which Kentucky farmers are now confronted.
Publication Date
10-1980
Volume
1
Number
5
Repository Citation
Rasnake, Monroe, "Conservation Tillage Practices" (1980). Soil Science News and Views. 95.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/pss_views/95
