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1. Well-managed grazing systems: A forgotten hero of conservation.

Author

Franzluebbers, Alan J., Paine, Laura K., Winsten, Jonathan R., Krome, Margaret, Sanderson, Matt A., Ogles, Kevin, and Thompson, Dennis

Subjects
*PASTURES, *AGRICULTURAL ecology, *AGRICULTURE, *AGRICULTURAL productivity, *AGRICULTURAL administration, *LIVESTOCK productivity
Abstract

The article discusses the benefits and barriers of well-managed grazing-based farming system and promotes adoption of this conservation tool in the eastern U.S. It informs that this system provides society-wide environment services, productivity and profit to individual producers. It proposes the local, state and federal programs to support grazing system and encourages development of policy options for adoption of pasture-based livestock production as one of several agroecological approaches.

Published
2012
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2. AGRICULTURAL EXHAUST: A REASON TO INVEST IN SOIL.

Author

Franzluebbers, Alan J., Fotlett, Ronald F., Johnson, Jane M. F., Liebig, Mark A., Gregorich, Edward G., Parkin, Timothy B., Smith, Jeffrey L., Del Grosso, Stephen J., Jawson, Michael D., and Martens, Dean A.

Subjects
*SOIL quality, *ENVIRONMENTAL quality, *SOIL productivity, *ECOLOGY, *GREENHOUSE gases
Abstract

The article reports on the necessity of management systems to improve soil quality and regenerate ecological processes. It is indicated that conserving and restoring soil can supply soil productivity and sustain environmental quality. The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture created the Greenhouse Gas Reduction through Agricultural Carbon Enhancement network (GRACEnet) to study soil C sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions.

Published
2006

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