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He began growing the grain as cover crop seed in 1994, partially because his property is considered “highly erodible land.”

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2024

Their formation is most common in easily erodible karst terrains with carbonate rocks, like limestone or dolomite, or minerals known as evaporites, like salt and gypsum.

From National Geographic • Oct. 10, 2023

The underlying geology is a mix of Fordham gneiss, Manhattan schist and Inwood marble, which is softer than the schist and the gneiss, more erodible.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2020

“The Project Geology Section determined that there are only one to four feet of erodible top soil in the downstream area and that erosion would not compromise the stability of the emergency spillway.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2017

He wrestles over farming subsidies — whether to accept government money to fence his cattle off erodible slopes, for example, or away from streambeds to prevent their waste from washing down toward the Chesapeake Bay.

From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2015