Recently added articles from Journal of Soil and Water Conservation:
Does community-supported agriculture support conservation?(EDITOR'S DESK)(Editorial)
Nov 01, 2007; ... As the "grow local/eat local" movement continues to gain momentum and visibility, conservationists may wonder about its relationship with natural resource conservation and the environment. Growing local encompasses a broad range of traditional and innovative farm-to-consumer ...
New mindset needed for managing our soil.(Readers' forum)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2007; ... I recently read Managing Agricultural Landscapes for Environmental Quality and greatly appreciated the insightful articles. But I must say that I read very little about leading a change in managing our soil. We seem to continue the old mindset of focusing on the loss of the soil ...
Another chapter in life-long learning.(Readers' forum)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Thank you for your review of the book Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations. I read the book and found it quite interesting, educational, eye opening, and just a bit alarming. David R. Montgomery sure packed a lot in it. There's much I wish I had known when I started with the USDA Soil ...
Answers sought for floodplain management.(Readers' forum)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Your recent journal issue was exceptional in terms of the information it provided of surface water management. Our situation with our tributary streams in southeastern Minnesota and the management of their floodplains has been a concern, particularly with the impact of the very ...
A very good year.(HOME FRONT)
Nov 01, 2007; ... This is the time of year I begin thinking about what we did this year as the first step toward planning and budgeting for next year. If I say so myself, 2007 was a very good year. We made important improvements in the ongoing work we do every year. We brought on new leadership ...