Di and Ian Haggerty of Prospect Pastoral farm approx. 30,000ha in the wheatbelt WA using their own regenerative farming practices they call Natural Intelligence Farming.
We have to understand how soil ecosystem functions. I’m in no way saying that all of you needed to be doing everything I needed to do. It’s going to be different on each operation. But, assure me, everywhere in the world I go…
Martin has taken up the bat for all farmers by buying and developing Tombarra, a place where all like-minded people can meet and work together
We – if we have this restoration farming as we’ve said – we can actually uniquely produce food of very high nutritional integrity, clean green.
Ninety percent of the diseases that we are now suffering from in industrial societies, the heart attacks, the cancers, the diabetes
Us, everything on this planet relies on that simple equation – photosynthesis – these factors, these limiting conditions allowing plants to grow.And, of course, that’s what you’re in the business of.
How do we actually stop mining, exploiting, degrading and how do we get into soil restoration farming to rebuild the cycling of that planet? It’s really the practical tools and capacity to do that which is important.
And it’s the formation of soil, this pedogenesis with microbes solubilising minerals and creating organic matter, which is really the building block.
Gerhard is talking about the value of the weeds, & the history of the paddock which has caused the presence of capeweed and plantain..
Gerhard is showing farmers how to use a penetrometer. It is a handy tool to measure compaction.
By knowing what to look for in the soil, you can do your own visual soil assessment and you don’t have to go and get a lab report.
As part of his presentation “Healthy Soils, Healthy People” Gerhard Grasser introduces a new way of assessing the soil. Instead of the conventional meaning of NPK – the chemical one – He has devised a far more useful terminology in order to assess the soil.
“You know, Steve, I really like what you’re doing but I can’t do it.” But when they trial and see the benefits they find a way.
“You know, Steve, I really like what you’re doing but I can’t do it.” But when they trial and see the benefits they find a way.
“You know, Steve, I really like what you’re doing but I can’t do it.” But when they trial and see the benefits they find a way.
What do you reckon you’d lose if you took that sort of bulk organic matter from the top off, still had the stubble and the root system and the exudates?
Steve Groff is a farmer and researcher who aims for high nutrients in his crops. Steve grows for Whole Foods in the US and his food is highly ranked on their 300 point scoring system.
Steve Groff is a farmer and researcher who has long studied the benefits of cover cropping and the common reasons why a farmer should adopt the system
At Bimbadeen the modern sorting machine is not only a great time saver, it is also showing Steve that his eggs are improving as the hens grow and indicate that their feed is nutritious
Farmers are asking Steve how he started out with his Farm Tours and what they need to know to start – what to charge, insurance etc.
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