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Environment & Energy

OKIsItJustMe

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Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu May 21, 2026, 03:07 AM

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My understanding is that my Grandfather experienced the effects of the “dust bowl” first hand, which helped lead him to adopt scientific farming practices (with the help of his local “cooperative extension agent”) even though he settled down, back in the Northeast (where he had been raised.)

I’ve been thinking about the “dust bowl” lately…

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