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    • Stamau123@lemmy.world
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      10 days ago

      Kinda the opposite, I believe it was over farming and poor crop rotation that caused it

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        Also an overuse of fertilizers that changed the pH of the soil, preventing any plants from setting down roots

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          10 days ago

          and removal of windbraking trees and plants that were native to the area.

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      No, as Stamau123 mentioned, that was poor crop management exacerbated by drought conditions.