The strips should be planted on the lines of contour. Terraces to remove runoff safely. Terracing is the practice of constructing embankments or ridges across sloping soils. The main reason for terracing in wet areas is to construct a ridge across a slope to guide surplus water off a field at an angle rather than straight down the hill. Use of crop rotation.
Crop rotation is the growing of selected crops in a regular order on any particular field.
The principle objectives of a good rotation are to secure more economical and more consistent production of crops over a period of years and to control soil erosion. Building of ponds and dams. Artificial ponds hold or impound water which otherwise would be lost as runoff, and which in the process of runoff, would carry soil with it. Visit erosion control areas with S.C.S. or invite a guest speaker to talk to the class. Contact a local soil conservation service and ask for the closest watershed project.