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Resilience key for 2023 Soil Farmer of the Year

Profitability and resilience were key drivers for Stuart Johnson, who was named 51AVÊÓÆµCarbon Toolkit’s 2023 Soil Farmer of the Year, when implementing a low-input system on the family farm in Northumberland

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Mr Johnson says everything we produce on farm comes through the soil in one way or another.
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Mr Johnson says everything we produce on farm comes through the soil in one way or another.

Over the last 10 to 15 years, together with his father, Richard, and brother, James, Stuart Johnson has transitioned from what was a conventional and yield-driven system to a low-input, regenerative system....

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