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Filter strips are strips of permanently vegetated land that are used to reduce the contamination of surface water. They are primarily used in agriculture to control non-point source pollution, however, they may also be used to reduce sediment in storm water runoff from construction sites. [ 1 ]
Farm to Market Road 402 (FM 402) is a 16.3-mile-long (26.2 km) route in Terry County. The highway begins at an intersection with FM 213 and County Road 856 about one and a half miles (2.4 km) west of the city of Wellman. FM 402 heads north with two slight S curves to the west before intersecting US 82/US 380 ten miles (16 km) west of Brownfield.
Farm to Market Road 1 (FM 1) is located in Sabine and San Augustine counties. Designated in 1941, it was the first farm-to-market road established in Texas, at the request of local industry for a paved road. The 18.6-mile (29.9 km) road provides access to rural areas of East Texas from US 96.
A buffer strip is an area of land maintained in permanent vegetation that helps to control air quality, soil quality, and water quality, along with other environmental problems, dealing primarily on land that is used in agriculture.
A road verge is a strip of groundcover consisting of grass or garden plants, and sometimes also shrubs and trees, located between a roadway and a sidewalk. [1] Verges are known by dozens of other names such as grass strip , nature strip , curb strip , or park strip , the usage of which is often quite regional.
Strip farming in Wisconsin, 1957. Strip cropping is a method of farming which involves cultivating a field partitioned into long, narrow strips which are alternated in a crop rotation system. It is used when a slope is too steep or when there is no alternative method of preventing soil erosion.
Farm to Market Road 1901 (FM 1901) is located in Pecos, Crockett, and Upton counties. FM 1901 begins at FM 11 approximately 2.6 miles (4.2 km) north of Bakersfield in eastern Pecos County and proceeds to the northeast. [6] The road passes through Bakersfield Valley before crossing the Pecos River into Crockett County. The road traverses the ...
Farm to Market Road 3400 (FM 3400) is located in McLennan County. FM 3400 begins at an intersection with FM 434 in Robinson. The highway travels north along University Parks Drive through more rural areas of the county and enters Waco near SH 6/Loop 340 before ending at another intersection with FM 434. FM 3400 serves a through-fare for FM 434 ...