New harvest day on Belknap soil
A typical landscape of the Belknap series in an area of Belknap silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded from Daviess County, Kentucky. (Photo provided by John Kelley, USDA-NRCS).
Belknap soils make up an important part of the valley‐bottom or floodplain agricultural zones. Because much of the land along rivers and streams falls into this soil class, what farmers can do with Belknap often helps determine agricultural productivity in those areas.
In areas where drainage is improved (through tiling, drainage ditches) or where occasional flooding is accounted for, Belknap soils support good yields of major crops. In contrast, fields without adequate drainage or on low floodplain benches may be more marginal.
Additionally, Belknap soils also support native hardwoods and bottomland forest communities, which historically (and in places today) play a role in the landscape mosaic.
New harvest day on Belknap soil
A typical landscape of the Belknap series in an area of Belknap silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded from Daviess County, Kentucky. (Photo provided by John Kelley, USDA-NRCS).
Belknap soils make up an important part of the valley‐bottom or floodplain agricultural zones. Because much of the land along rivers and streams falls into this soil class, what farmers can do with Belknap often helps determine agricultural productivity in those areas.
In areas where drainage is improved (through tiling, drainage ditches) or where occasional flooding is accounted for, Belknap soils support good yields of major crops. In contrast, fields without adequate drainage or on low floodplain benches may be more marginal.
Additionally, Belknap soils also support native hardwoods and bottomland forest communities, which historically (and in places today) play a role in the landscape mosaic.