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The dirt on soil loss from the Midwest floods

  • Written by Jim Ippolito, Associate Professor of Environmental Soil Quality/Health, Colorado State University
A John Deere tractor makes its way through floodwaters in Fargo, North Dakota.AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

As devastating images of the 2019 Midwest floods fade from view, an insidious and longer-term problem is emerging across its vast plains: The loss of topsoil that much of the nation’s food supply relies on.

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