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Currently reading "An African History of Africa," and one of the emergent themes is that empires for which a major source of wealth was robust agriculture repeatedly farmed themselves to death in a time before we had the technical knowledge about how to not do that. Today, we have the knowledge. 😐

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Many of the soil scientists and engineers who consult with farmers on conservation practices are now gone, and those still serving are often stretched thin. @insideclimatenews.org kentuckylantern.com/2026/04/14/u...

kentuckylantern.comUnder Trump, US Department of Agriculture has ditched conservation and climate efforts • Kentucky LanternThe U.S. Department of Agriculture loses 21% of its workforce — compared to a 12% cut across the federal government — under the second Trump administration.

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