Question

List the innovations in soil conservation introduced by hugh hammond bennett first director of the soil conservation service (scs). what other farming techniques can help reduce the risk of erosion due to conventional cultivation methods

Answer 1

1, 2 and 3

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The innovations in soil conservation introduced by Hugh Hammond Bennett are: crop rotation, inter-cropping, shelter belts, and contour plowing.

Step-by-step explanation:

• It is very important to conserve soil because conservation of soil increases its nutrients.
• Hugh Hammond suggested to plant different crop in different season to increase its fertility along with plowing the contours of the land.
• Besides the innovations by Hugh Hammond, there are other techniques like building terraces, No- till farming that conserves the soil.
• Wind break is the best technique to reduce the soil erosion by planting rows of trees or shrubs to block the wind.