Abstract - Corliss, J. Corliss, Julie. Conserving cropland for the future. Erosion is a serious agricultural problem.
Crop yields drop with every bit of topsoil lost.
Changing the way plowing and sowing are done by employing a practice known as conservation tillage can slow this erosion. Corliss wishes to educate the general public about erosion problems and about a possible solution. She is also trying to influence farmers to use conservation tillage by illuminating the technique's ecological and economical benefits. Corliss cites an integrated pest management project in Washington's Palouse region that holds the key to overall success for the farmer. Frank L. Young, a weed scientist at the ARS Weed Research Unit in Pullman, heads this research.