Table of Contents

Contents Foreword

• Preface
• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Conservation Tillage in Historical Context
• Chapter 2. Current Status of Conservation Tillage
• Definition of Conservation Tillage
• Conservation Tillage Data
• Trends in Conservation Tillage Use
• Factors Affecting Conservation Tillage Adoption and Use
• Conclusion
• Chapter 3. Benefits and Costs of Conservation Tillage
• Measuring the Benefits and Costs of Conservation Tillage
• Economic Benefits and Costs to Farmers of Conservation Tillage Adoption
• Environmental Benefits and Costs of Conservation Tillage
• Conclusion
• Appendix
• Chapter 4. Conservation Tillage: The Role of Public Policy
• Policies Designed to Affect the Adoption of Specific Production Practices
• U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Policies
• Policy Impacts on the Adoption of Conservation Tillage
• Conclusion
• Summary
• Notes
• References
• Index

About the Author

Noel Uri