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Government must take soil health seriously

The Government’s new commitment to soil health will be ’hollow words’ if the House of Commons rejects ’a crucial amendment’ to the Environmental Bill, the Soil Association (SA) has warned.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Government must take soil health seriously

The Government's new commitment to soil health will be 'hollow words' if the House of Commons rejects 'a crucial amendment' to the Environmental Bill, Soil Association (SA) farming and land use policy...

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