Land and Soil
Land and soil covers how land is used, protected, and worked. It includes farms, forests, grazing areas, and mines, along with the soil that supports them. Federal agencies, states, tribes, and private owners make choices about these lands, and those choices affect food, water, wildlife, and the economy for many years to come.
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Topics in Land and Soil
Working the land
Agricultural Land and Practices covers how farmland is managed, and Sustainable Agriculture covers farming methods that protect soil and water for the long term. Rangelands covers open grazing land.
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