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Integrated Crop Management [Definition, Principles, Components]
Agricultural Extension

Integrated Crop Management [Definition, Principles, Components]

Musa August 30, 2018

Contents

  • 1 Integrated Crop Management (ICM)
    • 1.1 Definition of Integrated Crop Management
    • 1.2 Principles of Integrated Crop Management
    • 1.3 Components of Integrated Crop Management

Integrated Crop Management (ICM)

 

Definition of Integrated Crop Management

 
Integrated crop management (ICM) is a holistic approach to sustainable agriculture. It considers the situation across the whole farm, including socioeconomic and environmental factors to deliver the  most suitable and safe approach for long-term benefit.
 
 
ICM is a pragmatic approach to the crop production which include IPM, soil, social and  environmental management. ICM is a method of farming that balances the requirements of a running profitable business with responsibility and sensitivity to the environment. It includes practices that avoid waste, enhance  Energy  Efficiency and minimize pollutions.
 

Principles of Integrated Crop Management

 
  •          Production of healthy and profitable crops.
  •        Regular field visit/observation.
  •          Production of environmentally friendly crops.
  •          To help farmers to take a decision.

 

Components of Integrated Crop Management

 
Management for Field Crops
 
1. Quantify nutrient source: soil reserve, manure, crop residue.
 
2. Soil test: pH, lime requirement, phosphorous, potassium (calcium and magnesium optional).
 
3. Manure analysis: nitrogen (ammonium N, total N), phosphorus, potassium.
 
4. Calibration manure and fertilizer spreaders: tons, 1000’s gallons, lbs. per acre.
 
5. Fertilization plan: 
  •         Manure application rate, supplemental fertilizer.
  •         Utilize excess manure on alternative crops (hay crops).
  •         Avoid applying large amounts of manure on fields with excessive P soil tests.
  •         Do not over apply nitrogen from manure or fertilizer.
 
6. Nitrogen soil test: side­ or top­dressing supplemental nitrogen fertilizer.
 
        7. Cover crop:

To reduce soil loss and nitrate leaching; Optimal cover when planted by September 15, little value after September 30.

Consider a legume based cover crop on vegetable farms and on distant fields on dairy farms where manure is not spread.

 
8. Planting plan: to ensure early harvest of corn to allow early cover crop planting on most erosion prone (fields.
 
9. Minimum tillage: to reduce nutrient loss through soil erosion.

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