“Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators, 2019” recently was published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service. The report explores factors that influence farmer decisions about conservation practices. Those factors involve agricultural policy and technology availability, as well as resulting effects on resources.
Conservation reflects policy, technology
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Contour farming involves aligning ridges, furrows and roughness formed by tillage, planting and other field operations to reduce velocity and direction of water flow on hilly land, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service.
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