Ag Production and Sustainability

The idea of growing plants on vertical inclines or even in sustainable skyscraper greenhouses

• Hydroponics

• Aquaculture

• Managed Rotational Grazing

• Vertical Farming

• Intensive Livestock Production

Using tanks, or other controlled systems designed to increase the production of aquatic species

• Hyrdoponics

• Aquaculture

• Managed Rotational Grazing

• Vertical Farming

• Intensive Livestock Production

A method of growing plants using nutrient solutions with or without soil

• Hydroponics

• Aquaculture

• Managed Rotational Grazing

• Vertical Farming

• Intensive Livestock Production

"Factory Farming" or the process of raising livestock in high concentrations in confinement, often indoors, for efficiency

• Hyrdoponics

• Aquaculture

• Managed Rotational Grazing

• Vertical Farming

• Intensive Livestock Production

A foraging system is in which herds (or flocks) are systematically moved between grazing areas to maximize the quality and quantity of forage growth

• Hyrdoponics

• Aquaculture

• Managed Rotational Grazing

• Vertical Farming

• Intensive Livestock Production

Practices that meet current and future needs of society for food and fiber while considering the impact on local ecosystems as well as the global environment

• Efficeny

• Sustainability

• Conservation

• Adaptability

What is the best management practice for determining nutrient needs for the site and applying the needed amount?

• Cover Crops

• Irrigation Management

• Crop Rotation

• Soil Testing

what is the Best Management Practice for protecting the soil from water and wind erosion, while also helping with nutrients in the soil?

• Cover Crops

• Soil Testing

• Crop Rotation

• Irrigation Management

what is the Best Management Practice for reducing the need for additional fertilizer and other additives?

• Cover Crop

• Soil Testing

• Crop Rotation

• Irrigation Management

what is the Best Management Practice for minimizing water use in the fields?

• Cover Crops

• Soil Testing

• Crop Rotation

• Irrigation Management