In the last month or so, I have been doing some reading on our requirements for Iodine. I discovered that I live in a “goiter†belt, where the soil is deficient in iodine and where portions of the human population will experience goiter unless their diet is supplemented with iodine. In the US, the goiter [...]
The weather here has finally moderated some. Today the temperature hovered around zero and we received about 6 inches of very light, fluffy snow. Seems that all weekend every time we did chores the temperature was always around -20 degrees F. To give those of you down south an idea of what this sort [...]
“The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.†Thomas Jefferson
I love that quote! And it can be extended to farmers reading modern ag publications and university information. A person would be better off not having any of the propaganda between their [...]
Well folks, we here in the north are reminded of the awesome power of God’s creation this week as the temps dip into the -20 degree range. Most of us here are fighting against freezing pipes for barn and home. I know I am. So far, so good. The cattle are [...]
A few years ago, as I started to read books on Authentic Agriculture, one of the first books that I read was “The Albrecht Papers, Volume II Soil Fertility and Animal Health†by William A. Albrecht, Ph. D. The first line of the book quotes a portion of Isaiah 40:6, “All flesh is grassâ€. Isaiah [...]