Book Farming—Who Needs It?
Cultivating corn
Alternating Strips of Alfalfa and Corn, 1999
Cultivating corn
Harrowing and corn planting
Conservation tilling
Farm scene
Contour Stripcropping
Hogs feeding
contour farming
Book Farming
Alternating Strips of Alfalfa and Corn, 1999
Time Frame: 1999
Contour farming protects this field in northeast Iowa from soil erosion. Planting alternating strips of alfalfa and corn as shown in this photo is one conservation measure. 1999.
Tim McCabe
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
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