Pendleton Wheat Grower Saving the Soil with help from the Conservation Stewardship Program : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Pendleton Wheat Grower Saving the Soil with help from the Conservation Stewardship Program / NRCS Oregon
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示-改変禁止 2.1 |
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| 説明 | Pictured: Pendleton wheat grower Tom Sorey uses a sprayer equipped with GPS technology to help him minimize the overlap of chemical applications.PENDLETON, Ore. – Sometimes you just can’t keep doing things the old way. That’s Tom Sorey’s approach to farming 6,000 acres of winter wheat in Pendleton, Oregon. “The biggest challenge in this area is going from the old style to a conservation-minded method,” Tom says. “I’m working against a 100-year tradition, where things were always done a certain way for generations.”Tom is a fourth generation farmer. He took over the farm in 1990, building on the legacy of his father, grandfather and great grandfather. And now, in an industry increasingly reliant on science and technology, Tom wants to find the right balance between tradition and tech to help the land—and his bottom line.For the last few years, Tom has been transitioning the land from a conventional summer fallow to a chemical fallow system. He’s working with his local USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) through the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) to help make the change. It’s been a challenge so far, especially since Tom’s land only receives 10 to 12 inches of annual rainfall. Even so, he’s determined to find a solution.“I believe there are two types of conservation: ground conservation and operator conservation,” Tom says. “I’m working to find the right balance between the two. CSP helps keep the ball rolling as I make the transition to chemical fallow.” |
| 撮影日 | 2015-11-19 11:34:23 |
| 撮影者 | NRCS Oregon |
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| カメラ | NIKON D90 , NIKON CORPORATION |
| 露出 | 0.004 sec (1/250) |
| 開放F値 | f/8.0 |
| 焦点距離 | 18 mm |