How much soil is likely to be eroded from a Keene silt loam in central Ohio, on a 12% slope, 100 m long, if it is in dense permanent pasture and has no support practices applied to the land? Use the...

How much soil is likely to be eroded from a Keene silt loam in central Ohio, on a 12% slope, 100 m long, if it is in dense permanent pasture and has no support practices applied to the land? Use the information available in this chapter to calculate an answer.

What type of conservation tillage leaves the greatest amount of soil cover by crop residues? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this system?