The Soil Association magazine

for farmers and growers SPRING 2020 ISSUE 133

FARMING TRANSITION

How farming will change as we transition to ELMS

 SEEDS OF RESILIENCE

Seed-saving and breeding programmes

REDUCING CULTIVATIONS

Trialling living mulches and

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OPPORTUNITIESCHALLENGES and

Covid-19 and the importance of local food systems

Advice during the dairy crisis

PLUS Covid-19 advice / Microgreens / Blight-resistant potatoes / Organically bred chicks

Market news / Business matters / Innovative Farmers / Technical advice