312 Ind. Admin. Code 25-1-63

Current through May 29, 2024
Section 312 IAC 25-1-63 - "High level management" defined

Authority: IC 14-34-2-1

Affected: IC 14-34

Sec. 63.

"High level management" means that the following agronomic practices must be implemented:

(1) Using cropping systems that help maintain good tilth and high organic matter content.
(2) Controlling erosion through conservation and water management practices so that the quality of the soil is maintained or improved rather than reduced.
(3) Applying lime and fertilizer in accordance with soil test recommendations of the state agricultural experiment station for targeted yields of reference crops.
(4) Using crop residue to the fullest extent practicable to protect and improve the soil.
(5) Following conservation tillage practices where needed to reduce the hazards of soil compaction and erosion.
(6) Using only the crop varieties that are adapted to the climate and the soil.
(7) Controlling weeds, plant diseases, and harmful insects by currently accepted management techniques.
(8) Draining wet areas using surface or subsurface drainage systems so that excess water on or in the soil does not restrict yields of adapted crops.

312 IAC 25-1-63

Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 25-1-63; filed Jun 21, 2001, 2:53 p.m.: 24 IR 3411, eff Dec 1, 2001; readopted filed May 29, 2007, 9:51 a.m.: 20070613-IR-312070146RFA; readopted filed Sep 19, 2013, 10:12 a.m.: 20131016-IR-312130125RFA
Readopted filed 3/26/2019, 3:40 p.m.: 20190424-IR-312190011RFA