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'Best Soil in Show' winner announced at the Royal Highland Show

The James Hutton Institute awarded the “Best Soil in Show” trophy during the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh last month

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'Best Soil in Show' winner announced at the Royal Highland Show

The James Hutton Institute has awarded Duncan Macalister of Glenbarr farm in Kintyre the "Best Soil in Show" trophy during the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh in June. Scientists tested soil samples...

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