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Kevin plants soybeans in a field that slopes down to a small pond. He applies a new fertilizer that is supposed to grow his soybeans 20 percent taller, but it does not appear to work. One day Kevin sees that the pond water has turned bright green. He realizes that rain has washed the fertilizer out of the field and into the pond. Which solution would BEST prevent the fertilizer from washing away in the future?

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Answer:

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Plow the field in horizontal rows instead of down the slope, to prevent erosion and runoff.

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