Practices for Annual Crops

Goal: Add trees to increase diversity

Practices:

Alley Cropping 

Multi-story Cropping

Tree/Shrub Establishment

Goal: Increase soil organic matter

Practices:

Compost Application

Mulching

Goal: Keep soil covered to reduce wind erosion

Practices:

Conservation Cover

Cover Crop 

Forage and Biomass Planting

Goal: Plant a diversity of crops

Practices:

Conservation Crop Rotation

Strip Cropping

Goal: Keep soil covered to reduce water erosion

Practices:

Contour Buffer Strips 

Vegetative Barriers

Goal: Reduce nitrate leaching

Practice:

Nutrient Management 

Goal: Reduce runoff from fields

Practices:

Field Border

Filter Strip

Grassed Waterway

Goal: Increase pollinator habitat

Practice:

Hedgerow Planting

Goal: Reduce wind speed

Practices:

Herbaceous Wind Barrier

Windbreak Establishment 

Goal: Reduce compaction and erosion

Practices:

No-Till

Reduced Till

Goal: Reduce runoff into streams

Practices:

Riparian Forest Buffer

Riparian Herbaceous Cover