On the farm terracing is a soil conservation practice applied to prevent rainfall runoff on sloping land from accumulating and causing serious erosion. Terraces consist of ridges and channels constructed across-the-slope. A terrace is an earth embankment, channel, or a combination of ridge and channel constructed across a slope to intercept runoff. This practice is commonly used with practices such as contour farming, grassed waterways, subsurface drains and underground outlet.
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