Why is soil conservation an essential agricultural practice?

Other answers are very good about why soil conservation is so important, but a picture as they say, is worth it thousand words. I took some pictures of a breathtaking example of a soil conservation failure. These pictures are from Providence Canyon in the US state of Georgia. It used to be a farm. read more

First farmers and ranchers are the ones that own most of the soil that get's the work done on it. Second most of the design and any matching money comes from the agricultural side of the USDA. The USDA does't do much work outside agriculture on soil conservation. read more

Taking good care of our soil equates to taking care of our water supply. There are always a lot more reasons to conserve soil. read more