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Amazing Aminos – The Multi-Function Marvels

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Amazing Aminos – The Multi-Function Marvels

Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. Proteins are intimately involved in plant structure, enzymes and nutrient transfer and they are usually produced by the plant from nitrogen. This in an energy intensive process that is dependent upon a good balance of microbes and minerals. In this context, it

Canadians Discover a New Way to Farm

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Canadians Discover a New Way to Farm

The first leg of my recently completed seminar tour of North America involved my first visit to Canada. We visited Toronto to deliver our 4-day Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture followed by a field day designed to demonstrate biological principles in action. Attendees included large scale cash croppers, Mennonite farmers, permaculturists,

Gas Exchange – How to Maximise your Money Maker

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Gas Exchange – How to Maximise your Money Maker

There is one mechanism in your soil that has more impact on production, sustainability and profitability than any other. If you get it right you will have better soil structure, higher production, enhanced crop quality and reduced need for expensive, chemical intervention. “What is this magic bullet?”, I hear you

Vietnamese Company Treasures Farmers

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Vietnamese Company Treasures Farmers

During the last week of August, I visited Vietnam for negotiations with a large agricultural company in that country. They had trialled some NTS products with very good results and they were interested in becoming our exclusive distributors in that region. It was my first visit to a country which

Trace Mineral Magic – Shuttle Seven™

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Trace Mineral Magic – Shuttle Seven™

Trace minerals were once genuinely considered as “minor” minerals because their measurable presence in the plant was so minute. However, these minerals are now recognised as spark plugs that trigger numerous plant processes and their absence can be as costly as the lack of any of the major minerals. We

Australians Help African Island

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Australians Help African Island

Mauritius is a sugar cane-draped, island nation off the coast of Africa, suffering from a modern malaise. The 45,000 small producers who grow the fresh produce for the 1.4 million inhabitants of the island are using more acid/salt fertilisers each season and applying more farm chemicals each

Australian Company Helps with Kiwifruit Crisis

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Australian Company Helps with Kiwifruit Crisis

The New Zealand kiwifruit industry is in serious trouble as growers battle the rapid spread of PSA, a bacterial canker disease that has seriously impacted most of the kiwifruit growing regions in the world. 52% of the NZ industry has now been affected and all efforts to halt the virulent

Shifting Paradigms – Navigating the Brave New World of Biology

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Shifting Paradigms – Navigating the Brave New World of Biology

Colin Hamilton and his partner, Beverley, have embarked on a journey of discovery. They farm 3000 acres near Narromine, in the central west of NSW. They have cropped cereals, cotton and legumes on the farm for the past fifteen years using the standard range of farm chemicals and acid fertilisers.

Seven Productive Synergies – Part 1

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Seven Productive Synergies – Part 1

Nutrition Farming® is more about insight than inputs. It is a knowledge-based approach where the aim is to reduce inputs through smarter farming and increased sustainability. This often involves synergies where certain combinations optimise outcomes and knowledge of these synergies can be the key to success with this approach. In

New Findings on Foliar Potassium

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New Findings on Foliar Potassium

Potassium (K) is the mineral with the greatest influence upon crop quality parameters and, in this context, foliar-applied potassium during the business end of the season (from flowering onwards), can be particularly productive. Potassium is unique amongst major minerals in that it never becomes part of functional molecules involved in

Record Breaking Biological Farming Course

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Record Breaking Biological Farming Course

Ten years ago, author/consultant Graeme Sait researched and developed the first Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture course and, along with a team of highly credentialed Agronomists, presented the information to a group of fifty farmers. Since then, this four-day learning opportunity, supported by a 360-page manual, has gone on to

Five Keys to Success in Organic Farming

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Five Keys to Success in Organic Farming

1) Lift Your Quality Organics has a reputation for idealism, which can be good motivation but bad business. Consumers should get more than chemical-free when they buy organic. They should get forgotten flavours and extended shelf life to justify the premium, and this is all about nutrition. If you are

The Other Side of Weeds

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The Other Side of Weeds

An article by Sonja Burger. Weeds have suffered from a bad reputation for centuries, and often undeservedly so. Yes, they can reduce crop yields and quality, harbour pests and diseases, taint milk, contaminate wool and poison livestock. But, they are often not given credit for colonizing bare soil and preventing

The Top Ten Biological Farming Strategies

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The Top Ten Biological Farming Strategies

In this article we will look at practical implementation of biological farming principles focusing upon the strategies that are proven to deliver greater yield and quality while reducing the need for chemical intervention. The following summary can serve as a box ticking audit of your progress along the biological path.

A Passion For Healthy Food – Interview with Matt Biggs

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A Passion For Healthy Food – Interview with Matt Biggs

Norfolk Island is a 10,000 hectare patch of Pacific paradise with rich volcanic soils, idyllic national parks and glorious beaches. The people of this island share the strong sense of community that is so sadly missing elsewhere in this trouble world. There is no imported fresh produce permitted here

A Problem-Solving Case Study

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A Problem-Solving Case Study

A system dominated by chemical solutions that treat symptoms rather than address root causes is destined to falter at some point. We are seeing this fatal flaw in the current health care crisis. More drugs are prescribed each year, yet degenerative disease continues to grow and our bulging hospitals are

Silica – The Hidden Cost of Chemicals

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Silica – The Hidden Cost of Chemicals

A major mineral is missing in many soils and most soil tests do not even monitor its presence. This mineral can increase stress resistance, boost photosynthesis and chlorophyll content, improve drought resistance, salt tolerance and soil fertility and prevent lodging. It can also reduce insect pressure, frost damage and destructive

Starving For Sulfur

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Starving For Sulfur

What protective mineral fell free from the skies for many decades until legislation shut down supply? Ironically, this “pollutant” counters toxicity in humans and animals and helps to neutralise the negatives associated with excess nitrates in the food chain and environment. This pungent nutrient is also one of the best

The Magic of Molybdenum

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The Magic of Molybdenum

Which often-neglected trace mineral can seriously reduce your fertiliser costs, decrease insect pressure and increase shelf-life of your produce (even though it is applied at just handfuls per hectare)? This same micronutrient, often ignored in soil tests, has also been shown to increase yield by as much as 600%! Accessing

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The Impact of Soil Health on Community Health

In this fascinating presentation, author and educator, Graeme Sait, chronicles the decline in human nutrition over the past three generations and the powerful link to the current plague of degenerative diseases. He offers a game plan to reclaim this lost vitality utilising cutting-edge soil science research combined with strategies for

Yield Building with Twin Pack Simplicity

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Yield Building with Twin Pack Simplicity

If you are aware of the research relating to the efficacy of foliar fertilising, then you will understand that this method of nutrient delivery is 12 to 15 times more efficient than soil-based fertilising. Not only do you bypass soil-based lock-ups and mineral antagonism (where excesses of one mineral limit

An Holistic Approach to Drought Mitigation

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An Holistic Approach to Drought Mitigation

Recent climatic conditions have led researchers on a quest for products with drought-mitigation potential. Studies have focussed on solutions involving anti-transpirants, water crystals, evaporation reducing products, wetting agents, and even genetically modified water-efficient crops. In reality, long-term drought mitigation, particularly in the case of commercial farming, lies not in a

How Superior Is Natural Chelation?

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How Superior Is Natural Chelation?

We are often asked why it is necessary to invest in chelated products rather than simple sulfate-based trace elements, so we finally decide to invest some research funds in a comparison. We decided to use manganese as an example, as this is a deficiency we see so often when analysing

Impressive Results in NZ

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Impressive Results in NZ

Theory is fine but results are the bottom line, so I have focused upon the achievements of a variety of biological farmers in this issue. I have just returned from a ten day visit to New Zealand where we conducted our four-day Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture, a one-day Human Health

Dairy Farmers Discover a New Way

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Dairy Farmers Discover a New Way

It is amazing to witness the positive impact one group can have on an industry. Recently we have seen a flood of interest from the Tasmanian and Victorian dairy industries. In fact we have recently conducted two, well-attended four-day Certificate courses, specifically for the dairy industry, with a third one