The Battle for Soil Conservation on a Small Farm!

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The Battle for Soil Conservation on a Small Farm!

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Жыл бұрын

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@heathmiller8462 Жыл бұрын

Nice touch adding the aerial GPS shot - helps give a sense of direction. Looks like a lot of water moves across the land. Good luck with this process.

@TheBeginningFarmer Жыл бұрын

Thanks! That was my wife's idea to add the map :) I did it in a weird way after the fact, but I'm glad it worked. There is a lot of water coming down to our property ... really from all directions except for where the ravine exits the farm.

@CMDSR Жыл бұрын

Don’t know anything about your system where you live but first step around here in Virginia is to contact our Virginia Association Soil and Water Conservation District office. They are 3 rd party nonprofit that guides landowners through the steps to mitigate erosion.

@TheBeginningFarmer Жыл бұрын

That is my plan here. I have a feeling it could be a pretty big project if done correctly, so we'll have to see what happens. But step one is to be able to assess the problem and call in the local agency that deals with erosion issues.

@jimmyjohnson7041 4 ай бұрын

First...... any tile you see or find were there for a reason ! Drainage ! However since the trees took over.......they plugged all the tiles with roots ! You have a problem ! Next.... why the wash outs ?? Where is the grass cover to prevent it ??? You dont have grass where there are trees ! Remove all trees / brush......then start in small areas closing the ditches and re-seeding ! Make the waterways wide ! Allow the water to spread out ! Or if you dont....you force all the water into a small area....... and again cause cutting/ erosion !

@twbishop Жыл бұрын

contact the DNR for consultation and maybe a subsidized plan for erosion control. erosion control and management of farm natural resources are their jobs.

@ethanlee9441 Жыл бұрын

Field stone and boulders work as well

@jerrylansbury9558 4 ай бұрын

Yes......I bought our farm.....it had at least 3 semi loads of rock...tires etc dumped into the ditch to keep if from washing out ! I removed everything to bare dirt. Leveled it out so the water could spread out.....problem solved ! Rocks.. tires only create churning / cutting. The dont solved the problem ! Pay attention......in a creek... what happens when a rock or tree limb is in the creek......it washes out around it......diverting the water in another direction. Thus....the water/creek changes course !

@ethanlee9441 Жыл бұрын

It slows the water down

@jimmyjohnson7041 4 ай бұрын

Water " runs " it dont walk ! You do not slow water down. You might back it up.......causing even more problems in the long "run" !

@paularthurwebb7212 Жыл бұрын

If you put pigs in there you will have even more erosion.

@TheBeginningFarmer Жыл бұрын

Maybe, but with management (they will be in there for days and not weeks) I have found that we can use them for our benefit. Most of the water erosion we have is from water coming from neighboring fields and their tile lines. So, the idea is to slow the water down when it gets to our place. I think this puzzle will end up having many pieces!

@jimmyjohnson7041 4 ай бұрын

If you " ring " hogs....they will not root !!! Interesting though.....people thing ringing hogs is cruel. At the same time men and women wear rings ?? Hello !