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November 28, 2012 |
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| making the connection | |
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Minnesotans rely on soil to sustain life. Soil is critical for the production of food, fuel and fiber. Yet, we don’t think that much about that resource directly under our feet.
Soil and water are strongly linked. Implementing conservation practices to improve soil health improves water quality as well. Healthy soils perform many functions such as improving infiltration, retaining water for crops, using excess nutrients, filtering storm water and resisting erosion. To read the rest of this article - pick up a copy of the Murray County News or you can read it on line - subscriptions to The Murray County News are available online. Click on the free demo and it will give you instructions on how to subscribe for the online edition. |
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