The Wotch Directory

Science > Agriculture > Practices and Systems

	Beaverslide Haying Describes the old practice of harvesting hay in rural Montana using a beaverslide, sickle mowers, side-rakes, and buck rakes. http://www.geocities.com/ima_pooka/
	Buffer Strips: Common Sense Conservation Discusses the uses and benefits of having small areas or strips of land in permanent vegetation, designed to intercept pollutants, prevent soil erosion and manage other environmental concerns. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/feature/buffers/
	EPA : Global Warming : Impacts Discussion of the likely effects of global warning on US agriculture. http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/ImpactsAgriculture.html
	Farming Systems and Poverty Maps of farming systems, resources, soils, crops and livestock in six world regions. Also analyses of the trends, emerging constraints and priority development actions. http://www.fao.org/farmingsystems/
	FARmresearch Links to research projects about implementing site-specific management systems on farms. http://www.farmresearch.com/
	Fatal Harvest Book featuring essays on industrial agriculture and its effects on farmers and consumers. http://www.fatalharvest.org/
	Integrated Farming Information Network A forum for information, information exchange and development in integrated farming in Europe. http://eea.eionet.europa.eu:8980/Public/irc/envirowindows/infin/home
	Living With Nature Information on how an arid area of land is made productive, using inter-cropping and organic farming practices. http://www.indianorganic.com
	Manitoba's Management Plus Program Provides farmers and industry with crop information and freeware, from the Manitoba Crop Insurance database. http://www.mmpp.com