WATER QUALITY PRACTICE EFFECTS

WATER QUALITY PRACTICES	CONCERNS
WATER QUALITY PRACTICES	Pesticides Runoff	Pesticides Leaching	Pest Control	Sheet & Rill Erosion	Ephemeral Gullies	Gully Erosion	Sediment	Wildlife	Nutrient Runoff	Nutrient Leaching	Economics
IPM/Crop Scouting (Economic Thresholds)	+2	+2	+2	0	0	0	0	+2	+2	+2	+2
Sprayer Calibration	+2	+2	+2	0	0	0	0	0	+2	+2	+2
Pesticide Selection	+2	+2	+2	0	0	0	0	+/-	0	0	+2
Pesticide Timing	+2	+2	+2	0	0	0	0	+/-	0	0	+2
Herbicide Banding	+2	+2	+/-	0	0	0	0	+/-	0	0	+2
Split Herbicide Application	+2	+2	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+/-
No-Till	+1	+/-	+/-	+2	+1	+1	+2	+2	+2	+1	+/-
Conservation Tillage	+1	+/-	+/-	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1
Crop Rotations (more than 50% forages)	+1	+1	+1	+2	+1	+1	+1	+2	+1	0	+/-
Cover Crops	+2	+2	+/-	+2	+2	+1	+2	+2	+2	+2	+1
Contour Cropping	+1	+1	0	+2	+1	+1	+2	0	+2	+1	-1
Contour Grass Strips	+1	0	+/-	+2	+1	+1	+2	+2	+1	+/-	-1
Terraces (Closed or Open)	+/-	+/-	0	+2	+2	+1	+2	*	0	+/-	-2
Waterway Outlets	+1	0	+/-	+1	+1	+1	+1	+2	+1	0	+/-
Tile-Outlets	+/-	0	0	0	+1	+1	+1	0	+/-	0	+/-
Dams - Grade Stabilization	0	0	0	0	+1	+2	+2	+1	+1	0	+/-
Critical Area Planting	+2	+2	+/-	+2	+2	+1	+2	+2	+2	+2	+/-
Limited Stream Access/Drainageway Access	+1	0	0	0	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	0	+/-
Filter Strips (remporaxy & Permanent Streams)	+2	0	+/-	0	0	+1	+2	+2	+2	0	-1
Grass Field Borders (eliminate end-rows)	+1	0	+/-	+2	+2	+1	+2	+2	+1	+/-	-1
Manure Applicator Calibration	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	+2	+2
Soil Tests - (Plant Nutrient/Fertilizer Application)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	+2	+2

* Grassed backslope and narrow base terraces provide significant wildlife benefits.
Broadbase terraces (without grass) do not provide wildlife benefits.

KEY
+2	Excellent Control/Benefits
+1	Good Control/Benefits
0	No Effects
-1	Poor Control/Benefits
-2	Very Poor Control/Benefits
+/-	Variable

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