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Seven decades of destruction – by Prof. David Bellamy |
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For more than a quarter of a century the farmers and landholder of the QE2 Trust, along with DOC and a host of NGOs, have been doing Trojan work getting rid of feral plants and animals so they can begin to put the right native trees back in the right places.
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For every action there is a reaction. Is the tiny parasitic wasp released to control the clover weevil really harmless or, another possum in disguise – time will tell!
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Arohanui cheeses winning for the 3rd consecutive year |
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Quality pays off. Our long-standing good friends and customers, John & Jeanne Van Kuyk, from Aroha organic Goat Cheese, have once again shown the way and won 2 Awards, 4 Gold, 1 Silver, and 3 Bronze Medals at the 2007 Cuisine Champions of Cheese Awards.
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Earthworms and pasture fertility - Establishing Optimum Numbers of the Ultimate Workforce, by Vaughan Jones, Acres USA, Oct, 2006
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Modern Fertiliser Theory - A Big Lie! |
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When the famous German chemist Count Julius Von Liebig published an essay entitled “Chemistry in its application to agriculture and physiology” in 1840, he let loose a theory which is arguably responsible for the global degradation of soil today.
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Dairy Farms Show 35% Less Phosphate Leached After Using Natural Fertiliser |
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Initial findings from a new research programme show that fertilising with natural fertilisers could provide farmers with a solution to nutrient runoff problems and waste water pollution, and hold more water in the soil during drought conditions.
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Quarter of cows "starving" by noon |
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Around a quarter of Waikato dairy cows are undernourished, according to Hamilton business management specialist Peter Floyd.
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Agrissentials gets environment green light |
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In its efforts to halt the degradation of the lakes in the Rotorua district, Environment Bay of Plenty has given Agrissentials the green light to apply its natural fertilisers in the area.
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Chemical companies cause and treat health problems |
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Visiting North American author and health researcher Dr Arden B. Andersen, D.O., Ph.D. draws a direct link between agriculture, the production of food, and the maintenance of health.
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The facial eczema toxin exists in the spores of fungi, that sprout in the decaying matter at the base of grass plants in the pasture.
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How "sound" is sound science? |
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Wall street science will only find what satisfies Wall Street. The fact that it is championed by sound science makes it no more sound or truthful than a cult leader on an ego trip.
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The deadly panacea - interview with Paul King |
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Excerpts from an Interview with Paul G King, Ph D., M S., by Acres USA (May 2007)
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Colony collapse - Do we harvest what we sow? |
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By Gunther Hauk, Acres USA May 2007
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Chemical cowboys are losing ground |
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Unfortunately, the ground (soil) that is eroding away belongs to the farmers! Chemical fertilisers and sprays destroy the life of the soil rendering the soil dead! That dead soil is unable to hang on and so is washed away together with the unused soluble nutrient into the waterways causing problems downstream!
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Swiss Scientist Andreas Kurmann – Far North Envirolab Ltd - devastated |
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After attaining his BSc in Biological Science, Andreas Kumann worked for many years for a Regional Council in Switzerland, overseeing waste-water treatment stations and controlling waterways for pollution. He analysed the sludge from the waste-water treatment plants for heavy metals like Aluminium, Molybdenum, Selenium, Cadmium, Lead, Zinc, Iron, Copper, as well as Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorous, Potassium, Sodium etc.
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