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After the flood: Reclaiming flooded fields a long‐term challenge
Author(s) -
Ehmke Tanner
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
crops and soils
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2325-3606
pISSN - 0162-5098
DOI - 10.2134/cs2017.50.0105
Subject(s) - flood myth , certification , term (time) , face (sociological concept) , flood prevention , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental science , water resource management , geography , environmental resource management , political science , engineering , sociology , archaeology , social science , geotechnical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , law
Across the U.S. Midwest and Southeast, farmers and their CCAs face the arduous task of bringing fields back into production following hurricanes, torrential rains, and rivers that swelled over their banks and flooded farm fields. This article addresses the management practices that should be employed after a flood as well as preventative measures that can mitigate the negative effects of future flood events. Earn 0.5 CEUs in Soil & Water Management by reading this article and taking the quiz at www.certifiedcropadviser.org/certifications/self‐study/822 .