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Author Archives: Michael Burlace
Cut and come again
If you find Your farm has a recurring demand for fresh green feed OR Your market has a recurring demand for fresh greens such as mixed salad greens Then, Consider using a Rolling harvest of a crop that can be … Continue reading
Farm works for farmer
If you find What we try to control, controls us OR Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed as Francis Bacon put it so beautifully so many years ago Then, Having the farm work for you rather than you work … Continue reading
Beneficial manager
If you find Some farmers fight nature OR Some farmers are so disorganized that they are working at cross purposes to themselves OR Sometimes there is a farm that would be better off if the farmer left it alone Then, … Continue reading
Fed process
If you find Young animals need a high protein diet to allow them to express their genes fully and develop into productive adults OR Young animals are vulnerable to attacks from internal parasites or other pests OR Young plants need … Continue reading
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Tagged Adaptability, Farm pattern, Feed, Immunity, Livestock, Nutrition
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Gradual change
If you find Major change can be hard to handle or manage OR Looking at big shifts can be daunting Then, Most field changes and many other changes that are worth having happen gradually. This allows the system time to … Continue reading
Grown business
If you find The thought of making major change can make a new direction seem daunting OR You are not sure that you want to make a new business from nothing OR you can’t be sure that a new venture … Continue reading
Patterns funnel forces into results
If you find Forces, pressures and stressors can be difficult to resolve OR Because of the feeling of stress around dealing with problems galore, it can be hard to come up with a resolution to the sometimes competing forces OR … Continue reading
Learning from pests
If you find A pest problem indicates that something was not done to head off the pest or to profit from the pest OR You ask How do I beat this pest? at about the same time each year because … Continue reading
Selective grazing
If you find Selective grazers often overgraze the good stuff (as they see it) and undergraze other plants OR Leaving the least appealing plants to continue growing causes many weed problems in pastures OR Sown or improved pastures often don’t … Continue reading
Nitrogen fixation
If you find Nitrogen is the most commonly deficient nutrient in many soils OR Nitrogen is a key element in digestibility of pastures OR Nitrogen is a key element in the synthesis of proteins necessary for animal growth and development … Continue reading
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Tagged Farm pattern, Plants, Self-sufficiency, Soil, Soil fertility
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