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The Week in Soil 12 - 19 Sept 2019

Our latest soil roundup from the worlds of news, politics, science, global affairs and beyond.

Defragmenting UK soils policy

SSA’s Ursula on the trials, tribulations & triumphs of lobbying government for soil health in the Sectormentor for Soils blog.

The Quest to Bring Soil to Westminster

SSA Director Ellen Fay’s latest piece for Riverford’s online magazine Wicked Leeks.

Soil health & Tenancy Reform

We responded to the Defra Agricultural Tenancy Consultation earlier this month. Click through for more on our thoughts and advice on this issue.

It's time we stopped treating soil like dirt

We contributed to this video on soil health produced by the Guardian last week along with partners & collaborators the Soil Association, John Cherry, CPRE & more.

State of the Environment: Soil report

The Environment Agency launched a new report on the state of England’s soils on 3 June. Read our reflections on soil health, policy & the report here.

Earthworm Engineers

Our latest Soil Soap Box piece comes from Sectormentor for Soils & explores the vital importance of earthworms for soil health

Setting the Bar for a Green Brexit in Food & Farming

The Soil Association have released a report interrogating government’s claims of a Green Brexit and the implications of different EU Exit scenarios on food, farming & the environment

Government support

Read the letters of support we recently received from Michael Gove, SOS at Defra, and Greg Clark, SOS at BEIS.

Urbanisation key threat to soil health

Environment Agency report highlights catastrophic impact of increased house building on soil health, & SSA calls for a coherent tangible government strategy to tackle the issue.

“Soil is not seen as the wealth and resource it is. 33% of our soils are degraded. In what other area would you allow 33% of your asset to be degraded?
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— Prof. Chris Collins, Soil Security Programme, University of Reading