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soil bank

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soil bank
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (in the US) a federal programme by which farmers are paid to divert land to soil-enriching crops
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Noun1.soil bank - land retired from crop cultivation and planted with soil-building crops; government subsidies are paid to farmers for their retired land
bank - a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
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