How do farmers conserve soil?
Soil is unfortunately not a resource that can be manufactured. When valuable top soil is allowed to run off into water bodies, and soil is in other ways not conserved, the land is permanently damaged. There are several things farmers do to conserve soil.Contour PlowingFarmers plow along the natural lines of hillsides. By following the hill’s slope, furrows act like little terraces and help prevent runoff.WindbreaksWindbreaks are formed when trees are planted along the edge of the field. The trees slow down the wind as it blows across open fields, and prevent the soil from blowing away.Crop RotationChanging what type of crop is planted in a field from year to year keeps soil from getting drained of required nutrients. Crops are rotated between several fields in a two- or three-year cycle.TerracingCultivation is accomplished on shaped sections of land, rather than across unaltered fields. Water runoff is slowed down by the land’s stair-step shape.No TillCrops are drilled into the land ra
