Vegetation Effects on Hydrology and Erosion: Grazinglands
Rangelands are diverse with respect to climate, soils, vegetation, and their evolutionary history of development. Most of the highly productive croplands in the United States were historically rangelands (see definitions of rangelands in Chap. 2). Rangela
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oil Health on the Farm, Ranch, and in the Garden
Soil Health on the Farm, Ranch, and in the Garden
Kenneth E. Spaeth Jr.
Soil Health on the Farm, Ranch, and in the Garden
Kenneth E. Spaeth Jr. Hayley Drive Weatherford, TX, USA
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Preface
Soil health is undoubtedly a “hot topic” in agriculture; although not a new idea, the resurgence of soil health principles is producing positive results throughout the agricultural community with emphasis on cultural acceptance, improving hydrology and reducing erosion, planting cover crops, and restoring and maintaining soil organic matter, microbial populations, fertility, and soil physical properties. Soil health is a concept that is important across all land uses, including cropland, rangeland, pastureland, forestland, and garden environments. Why write a book on soil health? As a scientist and conservation agent, this is the book I want as a reference to quickly obtain information on a myriad of soil health subjects. This book is not intended as a comprehensive textbook; the content of the material would need to be greatly expanded in size, scope, and content; however, Soil Health on the Farm, Ranch, and in the Garden can augment the study of soil health in the college curriculum and/or provide reference material for use in practical situations (teaching, use by landowners, managers, and professional agents). The objectives of this book are 1) to convey a conceptual framework i.e., ecological site concept, which can serve as a reference for soil health attributes, 2) clarify the aspects of how envi
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