One method of soil conservation is the use of windbreaks. Windbreaks are barriers formed by trees and other plants. Farmers plant these barriers around their fields.
This historic law called for the rehabilitation of the entire 40,000-square-mile Tennessee Valley basin through the institution of public power, cheap electricity, soil conservation, and other improvements.
Experts on soil conservation helped farmers plant drought-resistant crops and find ways to redirect the wind, encouraging them to " work with instead of against " the land.
In the 1940s, a group of men who were concerned about the direction that agriculture was headed decided to lead a movement to preserve the time-honored techniques of farming such as soil conservation, composting, and farm diversity.