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2.2 Soil Conservation and Protection

Section 2: Natural Resources

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Worksheet Questions

Describe soil conservation practices used. Check all that apply and describe others in the area provided.

  • Planned fallow periods

  • Companion planting/intercropping

  • Contour farming

  • Conservation tillage

  • Cover crops/green manures

  • Do not disrupt soil (handling facility, container crops)

  • Firebreaks

  • Leave crop residues as soil cover

  • Mulching

  • No-till/Direct drill practices

  • Permanent waterways

  • Retention ponds

  • Riparian management

  • Strip cropping

  • Terracing

  • Tree lines/wooded areas

  • Under sowing/interplanting

  • Windbreaks

  • Other

Other soil conservation practices used.

Describe other soil conservation practices used

Describe practices used to control invasive plant/animal species.

  • Learn to identify invasive species

  • Monitor for new introductions of invasive species

  • Suppress invasive species using organic method

  • Use weed- and pest-free seed/planting stock/soil amendments/mulches

  • Other

Other practices used to control invasive plant/animal species.

Describe other practices used to control invasive plant/animal species.

Describe practices used to restore/protect natural areas.

  • Legal conservation area(s) established

  • Manage for native plants/wildlife specific to the site

  • Native habitats not converted to farmland since certification

  • Other

Other practices used to restore/protect natural areas.

Describe other practices used to restore/protect natural areas

Livestock Producers: Describe practices used to maintain/improve outdoor access, pasture or rangeland.

  • Active/rotational grazing

  • Plant native pasture

  • Prescribed burning

  • Prevent overgrazing/overuse

  • Reseeding

  • Other

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Other practices used to maintain/improve outdoor access, pasture or rangeland.

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