Production Practices for Major Crops in U.S. Agriculture, 1990-97

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英文名称：

Production Practices for Major Crops in U.S. Agriculture, 1990-97

作者：

Merritt Padgitt; Doris Newton; Renata Penn; Carmen S; retto

工作单位：

USDA's Economic Research Service

来源地址：

https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/pub-details/?pubid=47139

关键词：

Crop rotation;  nutrient management;  pest management;  pesticide use;  tillage systems; 

年份：

2000

出版地：

Washington, DC, USA

总页数：

110 pp

语种：

English

摘要：

This report presents information on nutrient and pest management practices, crop residue management, and other general crop management practices in use on U.S. farms. The public has expressed concerns about the possible undesirable effects of contemporary agricultural practices on human health and natural resources. Partly as a response to these concerns, the U.S. Department of Agriculture began collecting information from farmers on their agricultural production practices in 1964. In 1990, through the President's Water Quality Initiative, the USDA expanded its data collection efforts. The information presented in this report is largely for the 1990's. Although the information cannot contribute to the science underlying the debate about the effects of agriculture on human health and environmental risk, it can provide information on the use of relevant inputs and production practices that are likely to abate, or to exacerbate, undesirable effects.