What's Core 4?
Core 4 is a
common-sense approach to improving farm profitability while
addressing environmental concerns. The approach is easily adaptable
to virtually any farming situation and can be fine tuned to meet
your unique needs. The net result is better soil, cleaner water,
greater on-farm profits, and a brighter future for all of us.
Better soil
Sustainable soils which increase long-term productivity
result from increased organic matter, improved soil
moisture, reduced compaction, sequestered carbon, and
reduced erosion from water and wind.
Cleaner
water
In addition to food, fiber, energy and other renewable
resources, agriculture can also protect and improve water
quality.
Greater
on-farm profits
Sharpening
management skills and utilizing the latest appropriate
technologies result in higher levels of economic efficiency
and cropland productivity
A brighter future for all
of us.
Consumer expectations include more than abundant food, fiber
and energy. They also expect agriculture to protect air,
soil, water, and wildlife.
Questions
& Answers
Fact Sheets
Conservation
Tillage
Crop Nutrient Management
Weed and
Pest Management (IPM)
Conservation Buffers
Does it work?
Lake Erie/Maumee River Basin,
Indiana and Ohio
Herrings Marsh Run, North
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