Living in Wyoming we've seen the wind blow, we've also had dirt and dust in our eyes. This is called wind erosion. About 2.9 tons of soil per acre is lost due to wind with cultivated row-crop agriculture. Wind erosion is a bigger problem in the Great Plains area, this includes Wyoming. Soil erosion is a problem that must be controlled.
Contour farming allows the runoff water to be caught between furrows.
Strip cropping is used by cultivating alternate strips of land. Terracing requires grading the slope into series of steps. Plowing and cultivating expose the bare soil, making it more vulnerable for erosion to occur. It also makes the soil harder. All of the techniques mentioned can make a difference in preventing soil erosion.