The Biological Farmer · A Complete Guide to the Sustainable and Profitable Biological System of Farming by Zimmer, Gary -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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TITLE PAGE COPYRIGHT PAGE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR ABOUT THIS BOOK AN INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL FARMING

WHAT MAKES A SUCCESSFUL BIOLOGICAL FARMER? WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE N-P-K APPROACH TO FARMING?

1 TWO MODELS: BIOLOGICAL & CONVENTIONAL

OBJECTIVES SOILS CROPS LIVESTOCK RESULTS

2 HOW TO GET STARTED IN BIOLOGICAL FARMING

WHAT IS BIOLOGICAL FARMING? RULES FOR BIOLOGICAL FARMING SUMMARY

3 NATURE'S WAY: THE SOIL-PLANT SYSTEM

WHAT AFFECTS YIELD? PRACTICAL HINTS WHAT AFFECTS A CROP?

4 SOIL BASICS: WHAT IS IT?

SOIL PARTS BIOLOGICAL FARMING OBJECTIVES

5 SOIL BASICS: HOW IT WORKS

CROP NEEDS THE ROLE OF SOIL LIFE REMEMBER

6 SOIL BASICS: BALANCE

SOIL BALANCE RELEASING SOIL NUTRIENT RESERVES LIMITING ELEMENTS NUTRIENT INTERACTIONS NUTRIENT FLOW CYCLE

7 EVALUATION: HOW DO MY SOILS RATE?

I. HISTORY II. CURRENT SOIL CHARACTERISTICS III. TESTING

8 SOIL TESTING: WHAT & HOW

SAMPLING WAYS TO TEST SOIL

9 SOIL TESTING: SOIL REPORTS

HOW TO READ A SOIL REPORT SOIL TESTS FROM TWO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN FARMS USING BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS AND METHODS: RAISE YOUR CEC AND YOUR PROFITS

10 LIMING & PH

WHAT IS PH? WHY LIME?

11 FERTILIZERS: WHAT YOU GET

HISTORY OF FERTILIZATION HOW MUCH? TERMS GETTING THE MOST FROM FERTILIZER DOLLARS

12 FERTILIZERS: THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE COSTLY

NITROGEN PHOSPHORUS POTASSIUM CALCIUM MAGNESIUM SULFUR TRACE ELEMENTS

13 TAKING ACTION

HOW DO I START? THE SOIL TEST — EVALUATION AND ACTION

14 BIOLOGICAL FARM CASE STUDIES

MODEL FARM NO. 1 MODEL FARM NO. 2 MODEL FARM NO. 3 MODEL FARM NO. 4 MODEL FARM NO. 5 MODEL FARM NO. 6 MODEL FARM NO. 7

15 CROP PRODUCTION GUIDES FOR CORN, SOYBEANS, ALFALFA, SMALL GRAINS & POTATOES

CORN SOYBEANS SMALL GRAINS ALFALFA AND OTHER FORAGES POTATOES

16 FINE TUNING: BIOLOGICALS, GROWTH REGULATORS, FOLIARS

ENZYMES PLANT HORMONES AND GROWTH REGULATORS MICROBIAL INOCULANTS KELP (SEAWEED) FISH HUMIC ACIDS, HUMATES

17 TILLAGE

WHY TILL? TYPES OF TILLAGE CAUTIONS AND REMINDERS TO TILL OR NOT TO TILL? CHOICES COMPACTION

18 RECYCLING ORGANIC MATTER

GOALS

19 WEED CONTROL

WEED FACTS

20 PESTS, DISEASES & SOIL FERTILITY

WHAT IS A PEST? PESTS ARE PICKY INSECTS AND THEIR FOOD SUMMARY

21 WEAK ENERGIES

THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM

22 ORGANIC, OR NOT?

WHAT IS ORGANIC?

23 PROFIT PRACTICES 24 HEALTH: HOW TO MEASURE IT

HEALTH A COMPLETE SYSTEM OBTAINING HEALTH

25 LIVESTOCK NUTRITION 26 PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

THE BIOLOGICAL APPROACH

APPENDIX A SOIL SCORECARD

USING THE SOIL SCORECARD

APPENDIX B RESEARCH: WHAT IT IS & ISN'T

WHAT IS RESEARCH? DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH OTTER CREEK FARMS — SEAWEED, FISH AND HUMIC ACID DEMONSTRATION STUDY:

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