soil bank

American  

noun

1. a plan providing cash payments to farmers who cut production of certain surplus crops in favor of soil-enriching ones.

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soil bank British  

noun

1. (in the US) a federal programme by which farmers are paid to divert land to soil-enriching crops

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Other Word Forms

• soil-bank
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of soil bank

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

soil bank

But county officials were concerned about how higher water would affect the steep soil bank supporting the paved hike and bike trail.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 4, 2021

The proposed soil bank would cut surpluses by restraining each farmer's production, but its value remains to be proved.

From Time Magazine Archive

Main reasons are drought and cold weather, which not only cut yield per acre but also prompted farmers to plow their damaged crops under and join the Federal Government's soil bank.

From Time Magazine Archive

However, it fails him on some points, e.g., although it would create a $1.2 billion soil bank, it would not provide any payments this year to pump cash into the farm economy.

From Time Magazine Archive

I shall urge authorization of a soil bank program to alleviate the problem of diverted acres and an overexpanded agricultural plant.

From State of the Union Address by Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David)