Soil Management

Soil management, or soil conservation, deals with some aspect of protecting soil resources and using soils in a sustainable manner. Effective soil conservation in agriculture hinges on five basic principles:

1. Keeping soil in place by reducing tillage practices
2. Maintaining or improving soil quality parameters, such as organic matter, bulk density, earthworms, desirable soil structure, etc.
3. Managing and protecting water supplies
4. Planning a crop rotation system made up of crops that are profitable and protect soil quality
5. Applying only the amount of inputs needed to achieve reasonable crop production targets

 

Soil Topics

• Manitoba Soil Science Society Proceedings Database 1957-2007
• Canada- Manitoba Environmental Farm Plan Program
• Soil Management (Section B10 Environmental Farm Plan Workbook)
• Test Your Soil Brochure

 

 

Water Management

• Water Use and Moisture Management (Soil Management Guide)
• Drainage Management (Soil Management Guide)
• Tile Drainage
• Drainage and Irrigation (Section B17 Environmental Farm Plan Workbook)
• Water Source Protection and Management (Section B1 Environment Farm Plan Workbook)
• Irrigation Development Program
• Moisture and Target Yields

 

For further information, contact your GO Representative.