WYOMING CONSERVATION PLANNING GUIDE FOR
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (RMS) LEVEL CONSERVATION PLANNING
Land Use
Primary Resource Concern
Essential Practices
Other Practices
CROP
All practices listed in Section IV of the FOTG can be
Conservation Crop Rotation - 328
used to address resource needs.
Irrigation Water Management - 449
Nutrient Management - 590**
Pest Management - 595***
Residue Management (one of the following):
Mulch Till - 329B
No-Till & Strip Till - 329A
Ridge Till - 329C
Seasonal - 344
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - 645*
* needed if WHEG <.5 per Bio Tech. Note 39
** Nutrient Management is NOT an essential
practice under situations (e.g. wheat - fallow)
where the producer has not historically
implemented a fertility regime. However, if the
Quality Criteria for the Plant resource is NOT
Conservation Cover - 327
being met, than Nutrient Management is needed
Contour Buffer Strips - 332
as an essential practice. In addition, conservation
Contour Farming - 330
planners need to be cognizant of the soil quality
Contour Stripcropping - 585
ramifications of continually raising crops with
Crosswind Ridges - 589A
marginal yields. Such cropping rotations can
Crosswind Stripcropping - 589B
ANIMALS
often result in declining soil organic matter levels.
Crosswind Trap Strips - 589C
1) Habitat
The Soil Quality Index, which is needed to support
Field Border - 386
a) Domestic
documentation for the Conservation Crop
Filter Strip - 393A
b) Wildlife
Rotation (328) will provide planners with an
Grade Stabilization - 410
indication of soil organic matter trends and overall
Grassed Waterway - 412
soil quality.
Herbaceous Wind Barriers - 422A
Riparian Forest Buffer - 391
*** Pest Management is NOT an essential
Soil Salinity Management (non-irrigated) - 571
practice only if the producer does not manage
Terrace - 600
weeds, insects, diseases, animals or other pests
Toxic Salt Reduction - 610
utilizing prevention, avoidance, monitoring or
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