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Title:

The drought resilient farm / Dale Strickler.

Author:

Strickler, Dale, author.

ISBN:

9781635860023

Personal Author:

Strickler, Dale, author.

Physical Description:

189 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Content Type:

text

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unmediated

Carrier Type:

volume

Contents:

Introduction: the ugly history of drought and the potential for drought resilience -- Getting more water into the soil -- Keeping water in the soil longer -- Helping plants get more water out of the soil -- Ensuring livestock water supply -- Creating drought-tolerant pastures -- Providing emergency forage in a drought -- Livestock decisions during and after the drought -- Moisture-efficient agriculture for the semi-arid regions -- Conclusion, and a checklist of actions to take before and during the next drought.

Abstract:

Explains how to protect a farm against inadequate rainfall or chronic drought conditions, including installing rain-collection tanks, creating swales, and building retention dams.

Subject Term:

Water conservation.

Droughts.

Soil moisture.

Livestock -- Water requirements.

Agriculture.

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Rainfall levels are rarely optimal, but there are hundreds of things you can do to efficiently conserve and use the water you do have and to reduce the impact of drought on your soil, crops, livestock, and farm or ranch ecosystem. Author Dale Strickler introduces you to the same innovative systems he used to transform his own drought-stricken family farm in Kansas into a thriving, water-wise, and profitable enterprise, maximizing healthy cropland, pasture, and water supply. Ranging from simple, short-term projects such as installing rain-collection ollas to long-term land-management planning strategies, Strickler's methods show how to get more water into the soil, keep it in the soil, and help plants and livestock access it.

Author Notes

Dale Strickler is the author of Managing Pasture and The Drought-Resilient Farm and Chief Agronomist at regenerativewisdom.com , a farm and ranching consulting service. An internationally recognized agroecologist, speaker, and consultant, Strickler has more than 30 years of experience as a highly successful farmer and rancher in his own operation, as well as 15 years teaching in higher education and 20 years of industry experience with companies such as Land-o-Lakes and GreenCover Seed. Strickler has developed effective crop and grazing systems for numerous farms and ranches with a range of often challenging climates and soil types and his articles have appeared in publications like Mother Earth News , Acres USA , Stockman Grass Farmer , and Grit . He was the recipient of the 2013 Water and Energy Progress Award Model of Innovation and the Kansas Farm Bureau Natural Friend of Agriculture Award in 2021.

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Agronomist and farmer Strickler distills a wide range of agronomy literature and his own experience into a compelling set of principles and techniques to stay ahead of drought and use water more thoughtfully even in times of plenty. Aimed in particular at the semiarid region of his native Kansas, his book emphasizes improvement of soil, maintenance of livestock with proactive management and planning, and redesign of agriculture through flexible and creative approaches to cover crops and livestock plus more efficient irrigation. Using a mix of conventional and sustainable farming practices that are realistic if sometimes unusual, this volume is highly technical in nature, but amusing anecdotes and dry humor help make the charts and tables easier to follow. Even home gardeners without livestock will find this material provides helpful background for understanding their own soil improvement strategy. VERDICT This valuable and entertaining summary offers some creative approaches to water use.-Margaret Heller, Loyola Univ. Chicago Libs. © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Chapter 1 Introduction: The Ugly History of Drought, and the Potential for Drought Resilience	p. 1
Part I Creating A Moisture-Efficient Soil
Chapter 2 Getting More Water into the Soil	p. 11
Chapter 3 Keeping Water in the Soil Longer	p. 39
Chapter 4 Helping Plants Get More Water Out of the Soil	p. 67
Part II Providing for Livestock
Chapter 5 Ensuring Livestock Water Supply	p. 79
Chapter 6 Creating Drought-Tolerant Pastures	p. 97
Chapter 7 Providing Emergency Forage in a Drought	p. 115
Chapter 8 Livestock Decisions during and after a Drought	p. 143
Part III Looking to the Future
Chapter 9 Moisture-Efficient Agriculture for Semi-arid Regions	p. 155
Chapter 10 Conclusion: A Checklist of Actions to Take before and during the Next Drought	p. 173
Acknowledgments	p. 176
References and Further Reading	p. 177
Resources	p. 180
Recommended Reading and Films	p. 180
Metric Conversion Chart	p. 181
Glossary	p. 181
Index	p. 184

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