Advancing Biological Farming: Practicing Mineralized, Balanced Agriculture to Improve Soils & Crops

Just apt

Very intersting fantastic depth of knowledge and easy to follow instructions.Alot of intersting knowledge that i have as a foyndation to build on

This is a practical book, that is written by a farmer who at the end of the day has to make money. Since he is certified organic he discusses limitations in what he can use and has solutions for that and mentions products that are better if they were approved he would use. Those products are OK to use for conventional farmers. It has been very educational to me, I plan to read it again and use it as a reference. He is growing soybeans, corn and forage crops. Those crops have low profit margins and sometime it is a loser because of commodity prices.Once you have the basic concept done that the soil is alive and conventional production fertility kills most of that life off. It gets easier. There is no political agenda or bashing of conventional farming, corporate farming or the suppliers for conventional farming. So you don't have to filter that out in reading the book.Farming is a tough gig regardless of the farming system. Those who know nothing about farming have a lot of opinions and if things were done there way we would starve. I have changed how I see crop production. That was the easy part. Now how do to do that an d not go broke is the hard part. But that is always the hard part of farming is to farm and not go broke.So yes I like the book and recommend it to all farmers.

AS REQUIRED. GOOD READ.

A sophisticated book about soil. The writing style is excellent and the content is advanced. I have read more than 100 books on gardening and soil. This is the best book on soil. Why? Anyone who has studied organic gardening knows the techniques. But why do they work? And synthetic fertilizers work, too. Is there a hybrid approach? Not a religious tome on being a good hippy, not a defense of The Man and big ag. A hardheaded, easy to read account of real field experience by a fertilizer salesman and farmer. Did you know that all nitrogen is not the same? I didn't. I did crave more detail in Chapter 11, The Role of Soil Life but it led me to investigate earthworms, which I now am raising and feeding on site. Lots of graphics and very easy to read. Highly recommended.

Very informative and easy to read.