Re:The U.S. corn belt has lost a third of its topsoil
by AngryData on Friday April 16, 2021 @03:45AM
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No, topsoil is more than mere dirt, it is an entire ecosystem that lives in the soil. It takes 50-100 years of build up and fertilizer and very careful tending, with less than optimal yield, to turn lifeless dirt into healthy topsoil.
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