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Jim Baird: “The more that we could capture in the soil, the better off we would be.”

On the recordJuly 25, 2023
The more that we could capture in the soil, the better off we would be.
Said by
Jim Baird
Republican · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Baird emphasizes the importance of capturing carbon in soil for improved health.

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