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soil conservation

noun

  1. any of various methods to achieve the maximum utilization of the land and preserve its resources through such controls as crop rotation, prevention of soil erosion, etc.


soil conservation

noun

  1. the preservation of soil against deterioration or erosion, and the maintenance of the fertilizing elements for crop production
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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A nationwide coalition of several hundred organizations is urging Congress to prioritize soil conservation funds to rebuild farmland soils ravaged by decades of over-farming and toxic chemical fertilizers.

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Local farm communities - many of whose members are paid as park rangers or soil conservation workers by the city government - think that organized crime gangs have moved into the illegal logging business.

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Local farm communities — many of whose members are paid as park rangers or soil conservation workers by the city government — think that organized crime gangs have moved into the illegal logging business.

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Agency spokesman Larry Hajna said the Fish and Wildlife Division’s Bureau of Land Management must implement appropriate soil conservation measures within 10 days and submit a plan within 30 days to restore the site.

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"Adaptation works based on soil conservation are proving to be increasingly useless in the wake of these extreme weather events."

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