- ISBN13: 9780911311075
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Professor William Albrecht was a premier soil scientist and was dismayed by the rapid chemicalization of farming that followed WWII. This book is a well-organized explanation of the relationship between soil fertility and animal and human health. He shows why animal health (and ultimately human health) is based in the fertility of the soil and what farmers can do to improve soil quality, solving livestock disease problems in the process.
Soil Fertility & Animal Health
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Albrecht was exploring why animals in some areas did well while others did poorly. What he found is something that the USDA and land grant colleges that derive much of their funding from corporate agriculture has been trying to bury for years. Albrecht proved that poorly mineralized soils were the root of many diseases in animals, including we have to presume, humans. Soil testing and providing a wide array of nutrients, not just NPK, is a standard practice with most small scale organic growers today. This is the food people drive over an hour to get, pay high prices for, and shop in inconvenient outdoor locations. The concept of feeding the soil that feeds the plants, as opposed to feeding plants a few of the nutrients they need directly in the form of mineral salts, is all based on Albrecht’s work.
Rating: 5 / 5
Posted on June 28th, 2010 at 1:06 am