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Senators should dig in to a soil-health study

Soil conservation is a pressing matter for the agriculture and agri-food sectors, and in turn for all Canadians, as we depend on farmers for our food.

If we allow continued degradation of soil, food security will undoubtedly become a more widely spread problem, writes Senator Rob Black. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
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BY CSG SENATOR ROB BLACK
December 11, 2019
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