JULY 7, INTERNATIONAL SOIL CONSERVATION DAY, A DATE TO RAISE AWARENESS AND PREVENT SOIL EROSION.
“Productive soil is the foundation of enduring agriculture without which there can be no prosperity or progress.” Hugh Hammond Bennet July 7 has been celebrated since 1963 as Soil Conservation Day, in memory of conservationist Hugh Hammond Bennet (April 15, 1881-July 7, 1960), a renowned scientist who dedicated his efforts to increasing land production…