It is equal to an employee's rate of basic pay for his or her position (see definition of rate of basic pay) (exclusive of any premiums or differentials paid at less than the basic rate) except for an employee who is authorized annual premium pay for scheduled standby duty or AUO.
All soil is full of life, and good soils are teeming with it. Plants and animals help keep the soil fertile. Plant roots tunnel through the soil and break it up, and decaying plants form humus. Burrowing animals mix the soil; the excrete of animals contribute nutrients and improve soil structure.
Itâs where the soil life is. Topsoil is where soil microbes eat and poop and feed the plant roots. Itâs where bacteria and fungi help to hold the soil together. Itâs where the essential nutrients are that feed the plants. Letâs see how our actions can help prevent soil erosion both at the macro and micro levels. #1: Eschew the corn and soy-based lifestyle I know the human diet isnât the first place youâd expect to start with fixing soil erosion, but the truth is that even the majority of us who grow our own food still have to purchase some of what we eat.