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Pivot irrigation system near Scott City, KS. |
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Cow (as if you didn't know that) in the Sandhills of Nebraska. |
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Earthworms, nature's master tillers, can enhance plant growth by making soil porous so it drains and aerates well. |
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Wheat Harvest. |
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Wheat Field. |
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Wheat Field. |
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A wind turbine (left) and windmill. |
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Each center-pivot sprinkler irrigates about 128 acres. |
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Over 100 center-pivot sprinklers, controlled by a central computer, irrigate wheat, alfalfa, potatoes, and melons along the Columbia River near Hermiston, Oregon. |
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Larry Wagner driving a tractor. |
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Freeze and thawing breaks down soil clods. |
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Old tractors. |
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Field buffer strip. |
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Contour strip cropping. |
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Contour strip cropping. |
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Contour strip cropping. |
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Diversion. |
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Grassed waterways. |
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Critical area plantings. |
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Broadbase terrace. |
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Grassback terraces. |
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Switchgrass gives pheasants excellent habitat in Iowa. |
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Earth. |
