Run-off
Rainfall landing on fields in amounts or intensities beyond the ability of the soil to absorb it flows away over the surface to reach the nearest pond, lake, river or ditch.
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SOWAP (Soil and Water Protection) is a collaboration between industry, NGOs, universities and farmers to test a range of site-specific soil management methods, based on the concept of conservation tillage. It has looked at economic and environment aspects including effects on soil erosion and run-off.
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