Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In geology, yielding to erosive action; subject to the destructive processes of surface agencies.
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- adjective Capable of
eroding - adjective Capable of being eroded
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Examples
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We own some land that has been deemed "highly erodible land", and it has been put into CRP for a long time, and it is finally starting to recover.
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We own some land that has been deemed "highly erodible land", and it has been put into CRP for a long time, and it is finally starting to recover.
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Someone also needs to get the word out that Waxman-Markey also sets up a senerio where ag producers can get carbon credits if they switch or have recently switched to no-till crop production, taken highly erodible land out of crop production and planted it to grass or instituted some for of pasture management.
Wonk Room » Global Boiling: Filibustering Our Farmers’ Future 2009
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The USDA still ships billions of dollars annually to farmers for various other programs, such as payments for keeping highly erodible land in grass rather than row crops.
Crop Prices Erode Farm Subsidy Program Scott Kilman 2011
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The CRP is administered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture and pays farmers to keep highly erodible land out of production.
Donald Carr: The Farm Bill Is a Climate Bill Donald Carr 2012
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In ND there is what is called "highly erodible land" and this land is taken out of farming and put into the conservation program "CRP".
What is a CRP field? 2009
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In ND there is what is called "highly erodible land" and this land is taken out of farming and put into the conservation program "CRP".
What is a CRP field? 2009
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Areas that have good soil do not qualify most of the ground is considered highley erodible.
What is a CRP field? 2009
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Areas that have good soil do not qualify most of the ground is considered highley erodible.
What is a CRP field? 2009
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The main impetus for cutting conservation acres is the mad rush to plant every available inch of ground -- whether it's highly erodible land or a golf course -- to capture high prices for corn propped up by Washington's misguided corn ethanol mandate.
Donald Carr: The Farm Bill Is a Climate Bill Donald Carr 2012
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