Agronomy and Erosion

• Plant Materials Center

• Core 4 Conservation
  The Common Sense Approach to Natural Resource Conservation

• Estimating Random Roughness in the Field
  Photographs from USDA Agriculture Handbook 703, "Predicting Soil Erosion by Water: A Guide to Conservation Planning with the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE)"

• National Certified Crop Adviser Program Web Site
  Although this site is directed at training for the Mid-Atlantic Region for the Certified Crop Adviser Exam, the site contains several useful areas of information that will be of interest to others outside of this Region. Topics of interest include Weed Biology. The end of this section contains links to excellent identification slides for various weed species. Other sections that should be of interest include Herbicide Mode of Action, Management of Plant Diseases, Management of Insects, and IPM Principles.

• Wind & Water Erosion Pictures, 1935-1975, a collection of photographs taken by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service staff across the USA between 1935 and 1975.

• State of the Land: Soil Erosion
  Maps and analysis on soil erosion

• Highly Erodible Land Conservation

• National Agronomy Manual

• Agronomy Technical Notes

• Soil Quality Institute

• American Society of Agronomy

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CORE 4 (9.4 MB)
Conservation Practices Training Guide: The Common Sense Approach to Natural Resource Conservation

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Wind Erosion Equation (WEQ) Guidance Document (82 KB)

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Agronomy Directory (59 KB)
Complete listing of all NRCS Agronomy experts across the United States