EC88-116 Universal Soil Loss Equation: A Handbook for Nebraska Producers

Authors

A. J. Jones, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
D. Walters, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
W. G. Hance, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Elbert C. Dickey, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
J.R. Culver, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Date of this Version

1987

Comments

© 1988, The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska on behalf of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension. All rights reserved.

Abstract

Tons of soil are lost from agricultural fields in Nebraska each year as a result of water erosion. The accelerated loss of topsoil reduces the availability of plant nutrients and water needed for optimum crop production. In addition, the eroded soil frequently moves into surface waters causing sediment to be deposited in streams and reservoirs and nutrients to be released into other biological systems. The purposes of this workbook are to provide an understandng of how soil erosion estimates are determined, to estimate erosion control resulting from numerous cropping systems, and to inform the producer of alternative practices which may be considered in developing a conservation plan.