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Agricultural Best Management Practices
For Protecting Water Quality
Recommended by Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission and approved by the EPD.
Agricultural Best Management Practices
Conservation Tillage Systems
Growing crops with minimum disturbance of the soil
Agricultural Best Management Practices
Contour Farming & TerracingPrevent water from running downhill by plowing with
the land’s natural contour
Agricultural Best Management Practices
Stripcropping
Alternating crops in strips with sod
Agricultural Best Management Practices
Filter Strips
Sod or plants placed in areas where water runs when it rains
Agricultural Best Management Practices
Grassed Waterways
A grassed channel in a field where water can be channeled
Agricultural Best Management Practices
Cover Crops & Crop Rotation
•Crops planted on bare soil to reduce erosion•Growing crops in different places on a rotating schedule
Agricultural Best Management Practices
Nutrient Management
Soil testing and fertilizer application to prevent applying too many nutrients
Agricultural Best Management Practices
Integrated Pest Management
A total approach to managing crop pests to reduce the use of pesticides
Agricultural Best Management Practices
Irrigation Water Management
Controlling amount of water applied to prevent excess drawdown of aquifers and surface water
Agricultural Best Management Practices
Pasture Management
Managing animals and pasture grass to reduce surface water contamination
Agricultural Best Management Practices
Agricultural Waste Management
Temporarily store manure for later application to agricultural land
Agricultural Best Management Practices
Stream Crossings
Constructing fenced crossings with gravel bases to permit livestock to cross at designated places
Agricultural Best Management Practices
Stream Buffers
Strips planted or natural vegetation maintained on sides of streams
Agricultural Best Management Practices
Critical & Heavy Traffic Area Management
•Plantings to stabilize highly erodable land•Gravel placed in areas where livestock travel routinely
Agricultural Best Management Practices
Composting
“Cooking” dead birds and poultry manure in compost piles
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