Ploughing depletes top soil

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BBC Radio 4 Farming Today. Saturday 9th March, 2019

QUOTES FROM THIS POD CAST:

“84% of top soil in the UK has been lost since 1850 due to chemical farming and ploughing.”

“Ploughing the soil is like putting a ball and chain through your house”

 

 

 

 

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