America is Fucked
America is Fucked
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One-Third of Farmland in the U.S. Corn Belt Has Lost Its Topsoil
More than a third of farmland in the U.S. Corn Belt — nearly 100 million acres — has completely lost its carbon-rich topsoil due to erosion, according to a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The loss of topsoil has reduced corn and soybean yields in the Midwest by 6 percent, resulting in a loss of nearly $3 billion a year for farmers, and increased runoff of sediment and nutrients into nearby waterways, worsening water quality.
- I'm sure it it will be handled as well as Covid was. Everything's fine.PhanLo
- Maybe this will push us to innovate beyond the typical farm that requires far too much land, not to mention the other negative side effects like...MarleyMarl
- fertilizer run-off, lost crops, etc, etc., and open our eyes to indoor farming like the vertical farms that are a success in Holland.MarleyMarl
- How did they learn nothing from the 1930s’ dust bowl?Gnash
- Rise of the corn pricesAQUTE
- Yup...plant more corn and alfalfa so farmers can get government welfare. Suck the the soil dry!utopian