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The perennial grain can produce an annual crop even as it stays in the ground for up to four years. Its deep root system helps pull carbon out of the air and makes it more resistant to floods and drought.
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Two Illinois farmers set out to improve soil health in the Midwest. The program they founded also has a myriad of climate benefits.
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Farmers till their land to prepare soil for planting, but a new study published in the journal “Earth’s Future” found topsoil in the Midwest is eroding on average nearly 2 millimeters per year.
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Generations of tilling and planting on the same land have left the nation's soil in poor shape. And if farmers don't change the way they grow crops,…