Future Development
As in any other businesses, producers and conservationist are always looking towards the future. In this case CA is a very important process to be looked at in order for the future generations to have a chance to produce. As of today there are many organizations that have been created in order to help educate and inform producers and conservationist in the world of CA. These organizations can help to inform, conduct research and buy land in order to preserve animals and plants (New Standard 1992).
Another way in which CA is looking to the future is through prevention. According to the European Journal of Agronomy producers are looking for ways to reduce leaching problems within their fields. These producers are using the same principles within CA, in that they are leaving cover over their fields in order to save fields from erosion and leaching of chemicals out of fields (Kirchmann & Thorvaldsson 2000). Processes and studies like this are allowing for a better understanding on how to conserve on what we are using and finding ways to put back something that may have been lost before.
Within the same journal article comes another way in which producers and conservationist are looking towards the future. Circulation of plant nutrients can be a vital part to conserving for the future. An example of this would be the use of animal manure being spread out over a particular area. This process has been done for quite some time now, but the future is looking towards how to handle and conserve the nutrients within manure for a longer period of time. But besides just animal waste also food and urbanized waste are being looked towards as a way to utilize growth within CA (Kirchmann & Thorvaldsson 2000). Turning these products from waste to being used to grow crops and improve yields is something that would be beneficial for both conservationist and the producer.
Read more about this topic: Conservation Agriculture
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