Andrew Bergin: For decades we have treated soil as an adversary, to be battered into submission – but now we need it as an ally
Soil is the key to regenerative farming
Nurture: Andrew Bergin with a soil sample on his farm. Photo: Alf Harvey
Andrew Bergin
There was no small irony in wading ankle-deep in muck at Teagasc’s recent Farming for Soil Health Day in Johnstown Castle.
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