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Agricultural conservation practice

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000172

Methods which reduce soil erosion and retain soil moisture. Major conservation practices include conservation tillage, crop rotation, contour farming, strip cropping, terraces, diversions, and grassed waterways.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-000172
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
ReferencesAgriculture Fact Book, USDA; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoConservation practices; Soil conservation; Conservation tillage; Contour farming; Strip cropping; Vegetated waterways; Soil erosion; Terracing; Water conservation
TranslationsSpanish: prácticas de conservación de agrícolas
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000172",
  "term": "Agricultural conservation practice",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Methods which reduce soil erosion and retain soil moisture. Major conservation practices include conservation tillage, crop rotation, contour farming, strip cropping, terraces, diversions, and grassed waterways.",
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "conservation practices",
    "soil conservation",
    "conservation tillage",
    "contour farming",
    "strip cropping",
    "vegetated waterways",
    "soil erosion",
    "terracing",
    "water conservation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Agriculture Fact Book, USDA",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "prácticas de conservación de agrícolas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/agricultural-conservation-practice/"
}

Record 172 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.