On-Farm Management practices (Crops and Livestocks)

(J. Srivastava)

Main Categories of Good On-farm Agricultural Practices

Managing sedimentation and soil erosion Managing nutrients in the soil Managing other pollutants Managing confined animal facility Managing livestock grazing Managing irrigation water use efficiency

Some of the On-farm Good Management Practices and Their Functions

BMP Managing Sedimentation

Managing Nutrients

Permanent vegetative cover X X

Animal waste management system X

Strip cropping systems X X

Terrace system X X

Diversion systems X

Grazing land protection system X X

Waterway system X

Cropland protection system X X

Conservation tillage system X X

Stream protection system X

Sediment retention and erosion X

Tree planting X X

Fertilizer management X

Pesticide management

Agriculture Non-Point SourceConventional Tillage vis-à-vis Conservation Tillage

Dimension Difference between conservation tillage and conventional tillage

Production Cost Lower by per hectare

Yield Higher by kilos per hectare

Net return Higher per hectare

Based on several reports.

Cost Effectiveness of BMPs in Reducing Nutrients(Source: USEPA, 1996 a)

Cost Effectiveness of BMPs in Reducing Soil Erosion(Source: USEPA 1996a)

Cost Effectiveness of BMPs in Reducing Sediments(Source: USEPA, 1996a)