Mark MeasuresDec 16, 20173 minDairy farming and environmental protection“... I cannot conceive of the time when knowledge of soils will be complete. Our expectation is that our successors will build on what...
Mark MeasuresDec 16, 20174 minCompostCompost “... the Latin name for man, homo, derived from humus, the stuff of life in the soil.” - Dr. Daniel Hillel Composting at Holme...
Mark MeasuresDec 11, 20172 minAcres USA Conference: From the Soil UpThe 3 day conference in Columbus Ohio is a great occasion for all organic and “sustainable” producers and advisers in the US, plus a very...
Mark MeasuresDec 10, 20176 min“Green is the most important factor for soil health” Christine Jones 2017Kenneth Williams’ (AKA Arthur Fallowfield) reply to any question began: "the answer lies in the soil!" Restoring biodiversity to...
MarkDec 6, 20172 minHealthy cows from healthy soils“Essentially, all life depends upon the soil ... There can be no life without soil and no soil without life; they have evolved together.”...
MarkDec 6, 20172 minSoil Health analysis at Cornell“We know more about the movement of celestial bodies than about the soil underfoot.” - Leonardo Da Vinci, circa 1500’s The Cornell...
MarkDec 4, 20171 minWorld Soil Day: December 5The FAO World Soil Day (WSD) is held annually on 5 December as a means to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and...
MarkDec 2, 20173 minPassionate advocates“To be a successful farmer one must first know the nature of the soil.” - Xenophon, Oeconomicus, 400 B.C. Aaron and Arlyn Wise (NY state)...
Mark MeasuresDec 1, 20173 minManagement affects soil and food quality"A nation that destroys its soil destroys itself." Franklin D Roosevelt The Rodale Institute Rodale in Pennsylvania...
Mark MeasuresNov 20, 20171 minSoil Management for Sustainable Food Production and Environmental Protection“The health of soil, plant, animal and man is one and indivisible” (Balfour 1943) Soil is fundamental to most life on earth and to all...
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