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This research aims to identify sources of information related to practices for preserving the agricultural environment from pollution, to determine the degree and level of knowledge of the researched farmers about the sources of agricultural environment pollution, including (sources of soil pollution - sources of water pollution - sources of air pollution), determining the relationship between the degree of knowledge of the surveyed farmers about the sources of pollution of the agricultural environment and the independent variables studied and identifying the reasons that lead to farmers adopting some unsound practices in disposing of agricultural waste. This research was conducted in Sharkia Governorate on a random sample of (200 farmers), they were selected from four villages in four centers by simple random sampling are: the village of Al-Jalayla in the Ibrahimiya center, the village of AlJaafra in the center of Faqous, the village of Al-Attarin in the center of Derb Negm, and the village of Ahmed Gibran in the center of Zagazig, Using the Published Tables method. They were selected equally by 50 farmers from each of the selected villages. The research data were collected through a personal interview using a questionnaire form during the months of January and February 2021. The use of some statistical methods in analyzing the data are: frequencies, percentages, and arithmetic mean, and the coefficient of correlation "Pearson" was used to test the significance of the relationship between the studied variables. The most important results were:That 33.5% of the total surveyed farmers have a low level of knowledge of the sources of pollution of the agricultural environment. While 31.0% have an average level of knowledge, while only 35.5% of the total sample have a high level of knowledge. This indicates that approximately two-thirds of the sample, 64.5%, have a low and medium knowledge level. It was found that there is a negative significant correlation (0.05) between the degree of knowledge of farmers about the sources of agricultural environmental pollution and both age. It was also found that there is a positive significant correlation relationship at a significant level (0.01) between the degree of farmers ’knowledge of the sources of agricultural environmental pollution and between: Number of years of education, area of agricultural holding, degree of geographical openness, leadership behavior, degree of participation in rural organizations, degree of participation in activities Environment, Degree of exposure to environmental information sources, the attitude towards protecting the environment from pollution. It was also found that the most important reasons that lead to the researched farmers adopting some unsound practices in disposing of agricultural waste were: The lack of places to collect and store agricultural waste, which accounted for 82.5% of the total respondents, The absence of competent responsible authorities for the collection and utilization of waste by 72.5%, The desire to prepare and prepare the land for cultivation and not to delay in planting the next season by 70.5%, and the lack of alternative methods and means to get rid of agricultural waste by 67.0%, and it is the cheapest way to get rid of agricultural waste by 57.5%, Getting used to it as the fastest and easiest way to get rid of agricultural waste 48.5%, and the lack of agricultural machinery necessary for all agricultural waste for free by 46.5%, and the elimination of some agricultural pests and insects in the soil by 44.5%, Familiarity with the methods inherited from parents and grandparents to get rid of farm waste by 44.0%, And not needed and used in the field or home by 42.5%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]