Agronomy

This area of the NRCS New York Technical Resources Web site provides references to planning and implementing conservation practices that are based on soil and plant sciences to achieve natural resource protection.

• Agronomy and Erosion
   

• ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
  The National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service Web site features in-depth publications on production practices, alternative crop and livestock enterprises, innovative marketing, organic certification, and highlights of local, regional, USDA and other Federal sustainable agricultural activities.
   

• Certified Crop Advisor Program (CCA)
  A Program of the American Society of Agronomy.
   

• Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC)
  The Conservation Technology Information Center is a national, public-private partnership that envisions agriculture using environmentally beneficial and economically viable natural resource systems. The mission of the center is to provide reliable, profitable solutions to improve the relationship between agriculture and the environment.
   

• Cornell Guide for Integrated Field Crop Management
  Pest management information for New York State from Cornell University Cooperative Extension.
   

• Forages.org
  Information related to forage crops in the northeast, from Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
   

• New York State Integrated Pest Management Program (IPM)
  The New York State Integrated Pest Management Program develops sustainable ways to manage pests and helps people to use methods that minimize environmental, health, and economic risks.
   

• Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center
  The Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center fosters the development and adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), a science-based approach to managing pests in ways that generate economic, environmental, and human health benefits. The Center works in partnership with stakeholders from agricultural, urban, and rural settings to identify and address regional priorities for research, education, and outreach.
   

• Nutrient Management Spear Program
  Cornell University Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
   

• Pest Management
   

• Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE2)

• USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
  The Agricultural Research Service is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research agency.
   

• USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
  Current agricultural statistics for New York State.
   

• USDA NRCS Wind Erosion Prediction System (WEPS)
  The USDA NRCS Wind Erosion Prediction System is a process-based model that predicts many forms of soil erosion by wind.

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