Scotland bucks the trend as organic land declines

The Soil Association said there was growth in organic sales, but this has largely been fuelled by imports not home-grown produce

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Scotland bucks the trend as organic land declines

Organic farmland has declined further in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2023, with UK organic farmland now down almost one-quarter since 2011. The UK had a total area of 498,000 hectares of...

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