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Good flooding? Scientists use rice cultivation to preserve soil in Florida’s Everglades Agricultural Area

  • Written by Jehangir Bhadha, Associate Professor of Soil, Water and Nutrient Management, University of Florida
Good flooding? Scientists use rice cultivation to preserve soil in Florida’s Everglades Agricultural AreaGrowing rice can slow soil loss and the lowering of surface elevation.Frank Bienewald/Getty Images

Each summer, nearly 25,000 acres (10,000 hectares) of rice is cultivated in the Florida Everglades Agricultural Area, a roughly 1,100-square-mile (2,800-square-kilometer) area south of Lake Okeechobee.

Farming here requires a delicate touch. The area...

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