Livestock the foundation for healthy arable soils at the home of BASE-UK

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Livestock the foundation for healthy arable soils at the home of BASE-UK

Soil health has long been the focus for the Goodwin family. But it was the expansion of the livestock enterprise that was the 鈥榤issing link鈥� in getting their arable land back to health.

Alice Dyer

20 November 2022 鈥� 8 min read

Livestock the foundation for healthy arable soils at the home of BASE-UK

As founding members of the regenerative farming group, BASE-UK, soil health has long been the focus for the Goodwin family. But it was the expansion of the livestock enterprise that was the 鈥榤issing link鈥�...

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