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Watch our short videos to learn about the benefits of conservation practices directly from the farmers, ranchers, and forestland owners applying them. To explore different types of conservation practices, pick a video to watch below or view the whole playlist in alphabetical order.
If you are interested in learning more about installing conservation practices on your land, reach out to your local service center.
Explore all our different conservation methods used by producers around the country. You can filter the results by one or more types of conservation concern.
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Roofs and Covers
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Roofs and covers are a manufactured membrane, composite material, or roof structure placed over a waste management facility, agrichemical handling facility, or on-farm secondary containment facility.
Waste Separation Facility
1 minute
Waste separation facilities are a filtration or screening device, settling tank, settling basin, or settling channel used to partition solids and/or nutrients from a waste stream.
Waste Facility Closure
1 minute
Waste facility closures are the decommissioning of a facility where agricultural waste has been treated or stored and is no longer used for the intended purpose.
Obstruction Removal
1 minute
Obstruction removal consists of the removal and disposal of buildings, structures, vegetation, debris, or other materials.
Streambank/Shoreline Protection
1 minute
Streambank and shoreline protection consists of applying vegetative or structural measures to stabilize and protect banks of streams, lakes, estuaries, or excavated channels from scour or erosion.
Roof Runoff Structure
1 minute
Roof runoff structures are a structure or system of structures to collect, control, and convey precipitation runoff from a roof.
Agricultural Waste Treatment
1 minute
Amendments of Treatment of Ag Waste is the addition of chemical or biological additives to manure, process wastewater, contaminated storm water runoff, or other wastes to reduce adverse effects.
Silvopasture
1 minute
Silvopasture establishment involves establishing a combination of trees and compatible forages on the same acreage.
Pest Management System
1 minute
A Pest Management Conservation System is a system that combines an Integrated Pest Management decision making process with natural resource conservation to address pest and environmental impacts.