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Responsible Land Use

EPA Definition of Land Use

“Land use” is the term used to describe the human use of land. It represents the economic and cultural activities (e.g., agricultural, residential, industrial, mining, and recreational uses) that are practiced at a given place. Public and private lands frequently represent very different uses. For example, urban development seldom occurs on publicly owned lands (e.g., parks, wilderness areas), while privately owned lands are infrequently protected for wilderness uses.

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Drought Management

"drought is not a weather issue, it's a management issue.

Dr. Elaine Ingham

Widely recognized as the world's foremost soil biologist.

With drought conditions spreading at an unprecedented rate the implications of what we're doing to our soil microbiome extend so much further than just the farmyard.

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