Source: FARM PROGRESS, 6/17/15


There's a remedy for those small streams that are eroding steep bank walls through pastures, and carrying sediment who knows where. Plant tree "cover crops". Research by the Stroud Water Research Center, Avondale, Pa., confirms that a wooded buffer zone bordering a stream can protect water quality plus maintain the stream's natural structure and habitat. Now, the not-so-good news.

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