Conservation tillage and residue management to reduce soil erosion

"Crop-residue management through conservation tillage is one of the best and most cost-effective ways to reduce soil erosion. Conservation tillage and residue management may reduce machinery expenses and save soil, labor, fuel and money. Crop residues uniformly distributed over the soil surface will significantly reduce soil losses over an entire field. On terraced land, the resultant reduction in soil losses due to this residue cover can greatly reduce the cost of terrace maintenance."--First page.John R. McCarthy (Soil Conservation Service), Donald L. Pfost (Agricultural Engineering), Nyle C. Wollenhaupt (Agronomy Department