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Preventing Erosion

Erosion eats away at the earths surface everyday all day. It is important to know how to help prevent erosion so good soil can stay where it is. This is especially true if you are a farmer. A farmer can plant shelterbelts so the trees stop block the wind. Farmers can also use low or no till practices. This way the the soil is ever loosened and wind can't pick it up and move it else where. Farmers can also prevent soil erosion by leaving some kind of crop in their field year round. In having plants in year round there isn't the chance for water or wind to hit the soil. Some farmers even plant different plants in the same field. One strip could be corn while the next row over could be something different. By doing this they can always have some kind of plant in their field. Erosion will take away rich topsoil if it isn't blocked, by preventing it farmers can continue to farm the land they have for years.

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