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Soil Conservation

Soil erosion can be reduced by promoting Soil Conservation practices such as cover cropping, reduced tillage, and crop rotation in agricultural landscapes.

Further reading : https://rainwater.blog/2022/02/14/soil-and-water-conservation-allen-county/

Definition of Soil
1. Top layer of the earth in which plants, trees, etc. grow.
2. The upper layer of earth that may be dug or plowed and in which plants grow.
3. The superficial unconsolidated and usually weathered part of the mantle of a planet and especially of the earth.
Conservation is defined as the protection of the natural environment.
Conservation – a careful preservation and protection of something
especially planned management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conservation
Definition of Soil Conservation –
1. The protection of top layer of the earth along with its natural environment.
2. The prevention or reduction of soil erosion and soil depletion by protective measures against water and wind damage.
3. Management of soil so as to obtain the largest crop yields feasible and improve the soil at the same time.