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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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Terrace
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Terraces are an earth embankment or a combination of a ridge and channel, constructed across the field slope.
Subsurface Irrigation
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Subsurface irrigation delivers irrigation water directly to the crop root zone and maintains soil moisture for optimum plant growth by subsurface means.
Residue Management
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Residue Management limits soil disturbance to manage the amount, orientation and distribution of crop and plant residue on the soil surface year around.
Alternate Wetting-Drying Rice
1 minute
When alternate wetting and drying rice fields is implemented rice fields are drained and allowed to “dry down” to a saturated soil condition prior to reflooding the field.
Roofs and Covers
1 minute
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.
Wildlife Habitat Planting
1 minute
Wildlife habitat plantings establish wildlife habitat by planting herbaceous vegetation or shrubs.
Waste Facility Closure
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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.
Windbreak Establishment
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Windbreak/shelterbelt establishment is establishing or enhancing of windbreaks, also known as shelterbelts - single or multiple rows of trees or shrubs to protect plants, animals, or structures.