Wetlands in agricultural land may be protected by Sodbuster provisions of the Farm Bill.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Question 2Conservation compliance requires growers to take certain conservation efforts to remain eligible for
federal price-support programs.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Question 3The title CSREES expresses the three traditional functions of the land-grant university agriculture
departments: teaching, research, and extension.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Question 4Describe modified and structured soils.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 5Plants called ____________________ take up and retain unusually large amounts of heavy metals in
their above-ground parts.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Question 6In northern states, the most common roadway ____________________, common salt (sodium
chloride), is used in huge amounts and creates saline or even sodic soil conditions that sometimes
reach toxic levels.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Question 7____________________ soils, sometimes identified as developed land, are those soils found within
a city, town, or metropolitan area.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Question 8A(n) ____________________ is a very large, long roll filled with straw, compost, or coconut fiber that
is laid across a slope to intercept water flow and force it to pond and drop its sediment load.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).