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No-till practices in vulnerable areas significantly reduce soil erosion

URBANA, Ill. – Soil erosion is a major challenge in agricultural production. It affects soil quality and carries nutrient sediments that pollute waterways. While soil erosion is a naturally occurring process, agricultural activities such as conventional tilling exacerbate it. Farmers implementing no-till practices can significantly reduce soil erosion rates, a new University of Illinois study shows.

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Ancient Amazonian farmers fortified valuable land they had spent years making fertile to protect it» Gamers Grade

Credit: Mark Robinson Ancient Amazonian communities fortified valuable land they had spent years making fertile to protect it from battle, excavations present. Farmers in Bolivia constructed picket defenses round beforehand nutrient-poor tropical soils they had enriched over generations to preserve them secure throughout occasions of social unrest. These long-term soil administration methods allowed Amazonians to …

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