Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 33314

Soil: Conservation

Tabled: 24 February 2025
Answered: 4 March 2025

Question

Edward Morello

Liberal Democrat — West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of mixing farming practices that integrate livestock and crop production to improve soil health.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Defra has made several assessments via R&D addressing the effectiveness of mixing farming practices which integrate livestock and crop production to improve soil health, focussing on comparing integrated crop and livestock systems with conventional cr...
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