topsoil
noun
top·soil
ˈtäp-ˌsȯi(-ə)l 
: surface soil usually including the organic layer in which plants have most of their roots and which the farmer turns over in plowing
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Use a topsoil that is at least 40 percent organic matter (compost).
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Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
Some agricultural economists and agronomists counter that taking even small amounts of the best cropland out of production for solar development and damaging valuable topsoil impacts future crop potential in the United States.
—P.j. Huffstutter and Christopher Walljasper, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2024
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Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
Some agricultural economists and agronomists counter that taking even small amounts of the best cropland out of production for solar development and damaging valuable topsoil impacts future crop potential in the United States.
—P.j. Huffstutter and Christopher Walljasper, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2024
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“Topsoil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topsoil. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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topsoil
noun
top·soil
-ˌsȯil
: surface soil usually including the rich upper layer in which plants have most of their roots and which the farmer turns over in plowing
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