{"product_id":"9781920769192","title":"Natural Farming","description":"Author: Coleby, Pat\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781920769192\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Scribe Publications\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jul 2004\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eNatural Farming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e carries a simple but widely overlooked message: healthy soil makes healthy plants, which in turn make healthy animals and healthy people. The book explores the consequences in the soil of applications of superphosphate and other artificial fertilisers over decades, and explains soil chemistry in terms that every farmer can understand. It describes the exact role of each mineral and vitamin, both in the soil and in the body. And it explains how to prevent expensive disease outbreaks and minimise the use of costly artificial sprays and fertilisers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The prescriptions are simple and can be applied to any farming enterprise market gardens, orchards, broadacre crops and pasture to restore the natural balance and fertility of the land, improve soil health, and increase productivity. The book is enlivened with accounts of spectacular successes in regenerating degraded land and curing animals that, in many cases, had been given up for dead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eNatural Farming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential handbook for any farmer, with detailed information on:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eunderstanding a soil analysis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eestablishment and management of pasture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003etreatment of compacted soil and erosion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003ealternatives to artificial fertilisers, herbicides, and pesticides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003ethe significance of weeds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003estrategies for drought\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003ediagnosis of diseases and deficiencies in stock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eremedies for common diseases, including Johne's disease and immune-system disorders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003erearing orphan animals.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eNatural Farming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e equips the farmer to get the best from the land using environmentally sustainable methods which save time, expense, and worry and to supply the rising global demand for pure food.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48135613218974,"sku":"UBD-9781920769192","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781920769192.jpg?v=1786625853","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781920769192","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}