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The Soil Association sets standards for organic production in:
Compassion In World Farming regards Soil Association certified animal produce as the best guarantee of high animal welfare standards available in the United Kingdom. Soil Association Certification Ltd is a subsidiary company of the Soil Association, independently providing Organic Certification services and advisory support on all aspects of organic certification. According to their website: "The Soil Association was founded in 1946 by a group of farmers, scientists and nutritionists who observed a direct connection between farming practice and plant, animal, human and environmental health. "The catalyst was the publication of '' The Living Soil '' by Lady Eve Balfour in 1943 . The book presented the case for an alternative, sustainable approach to Agriculture that has since become known as organic farming." SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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