Assessing Erosion on U.S. Cropland: Land Management and Physical Features

Nelson L. Bills and Ralph E. Heimlich

No 307957, Agricultural Economic Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: The taxonomy of soil erosion presented here delineates land resources with high potential for erosion control . More than one-third of U.S. cropland is inherently nonerosive under all management regimes, about half requires conservation management to keep soil loss within tolerable limits, and the remaining 8 percent is so erosive that acceptable soil loss rates cannot be achieved under intensive cultivation. Nationally, no statistically important relationships were found between characteristics of farm owner-operators and erosiveness of cropland.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24
Date: 1984-07
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.307957

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