Challenged by field professionals, students work as a team to explore the important facets of current environmental issues.
Key Topics
- Soil and Water Conservation best management practices; their purpose and implementation.
- How are soil and water conservation best management practices interrelated to the management of wildlife, forestry and aquatic systems?
- How do agriculturists maintain a balance between their quality of life versus the quality of the environment?
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the training, the student will be able to:
- Identify and recommend soil and water conservation best management practices in agriculture.
- Describe the role of the federal government in conservation programs that benefit both agricultural producers and the environment.
- Identify the concept of soil quality/health to provide the needed functions for the conservation planning process.
- Identify various types of soil erosion and utilize different methods to estimate and predict soil erosion to assess land use impacts.
- RUSLE equation
- Aerial Photographs
- Topographic Maps
- Soil Maps
- USDA Classification System
- Soil Surveys
- Explain why land-use planning is important to our ecosystems and to our economy to achieve sustainable agriculture.
Reference Materials – Coming Soon