Livestock are a tool that the land manager uses to either increase or decrease the ecological health of their landscape
Why is there so much controversy when it comes to grazing systems? What’s the fuss about? Emotions seem to run high when graziers experience good or bad results, and cell grazing seems often to be at the centre of it all.
Livestock are a tool that the land manager uses to either increase or decrease the ecological health of their landscape
Why is there so much controversy when it comes to grazing systems? What’s the fuss about? Emotions seem to run high when graziers experience good or bad results, and cell grazing seems often to be at the centre of it all.
Is It Safe To Keep Using Glyphosate?
Since the introduction of GE seeds in 1996, the amount of glyphosate used on crops in the United States has increased from 12 million litres to 113 million litres in 2009 according to a report by DrAndre Leu. Correspondingly the growing incidence of thyroid cancer and bladder cancer as shown on graphs have risen in direct proportion to the use of glyphosate.
A Credo for My Relationships with Others — Dr. Thomas Gordon
This article fell out of my files the other day and I thought that I’d like to share it with you all. It is particularly relevant to people living in small communities. Hope that you like it!
Let Us Be Mindful Over The Festive Season
Is it time for you to slow down and take a break? Are you finding your life has sped up all around – fast food, fast cars, fast conversations, fast families and fast holidays? Have you the time to restore the balance over the next few days and weeks?
Are You Still Taking Statins? Did You Know Statins have Side Effects?
Many of our friends watched the TV report on cholesterol on ‘Catalyst’ lately and have now stopped taking medication to lower their cholesterol. We had tried over many years to share the views about the cholesterol mistruths exposed in the book “The Cholesterol Myth” only to be met with disbelief.
Did You Know a Tussie-Mussie?
Did you know that a Tussie-Mussie is a posy of flowers and herbs that, as well as being beautiful to look at and smell, can be used to convey a specific message to the person being given to? The history of the Tussie-Mussie dates back many hundreds of years.
Plant ‘Telepathy’ Breakthrough – Part 3
We can’t hear it, but scientists are finding that in the apparently silent world of plants, a whole lot of communication is going on. The roots of most land plants are colonised by mycorrhizal fungi that provide mineral nutrients in exchange for carbon.
What’s In Your Shampoo?
Some time ago we were filming at a BFA event when certifying cosmetics was under discussion. It is very difficult for companies in the cosmetic industry to actually be certified in many areas and especially worldwide as so many different standards apply. Knowing this I was over the moon when I started finding certified hair products.
What’s in your Fluoride Toothpaste?
Despite the almost celebrity status of Fluoride in the dental world, its safety is increasingly being questioned. Fluoride Toothpaste requires safety warning. The US Food and Drug Administration now requires a warning on fluoride toothpaste
Make Sure You Know What You Are Eating
Apart from growing your own food or knowing who does, you will never know what you are really eating. As what we eat contributes to a healthy body we should be ensuring that we are indeed eating nutrient rich food not just a mouthful of empty food.
Drink THIS First Thing in the Morning
This daily trick can help you detoxify, improve your digestion and boost your metabolism & energy levels by Mike Geary – Cert. Nutrition Specialist. You’re bombarded with toxins in today’s modern world… everywhere from the polluted air you breathe, the water you drink, the shampoos and other cosmetics that lather your body with chemicals, and of course, all of the chemical additives, pesticides, hormones, antibiotics and other harmful compounds in the food that you eat.
Plants Can Feel! Plants Remember Everything! – Part 2
When Soloukhin started telling others of their findings he was told of another experiment which was testing whether plants had long term memory. Already crops of beans, potatoes and wheat had been tested for short term memory in experiments in which plants pulsated in response to sequences of flashes from a xenon-hydrogen lamp.
Plants Can Feel! Plants Remember Everything! – Part 1
In 1972 Vladimir Soloukhin published his book “Grass” after becoming fascinated by the magic and mystery of plants partly as a result of scientific experiments done with an ordinary potted geranium which was connected to an encephalograph.
Vegetables Stay Alive After Harvest!
Scientists say they have now found out the produce you buy in the shops is still alive and all those blueberries and zucchinis are still responding to the time of day. Lead researcher, Professor Janet Braam of Rice University says it could spell changes to the way produce is harvested and stored that increase the food’s nutritional value.
Tree Hugging Now Scientifically Validated – Part 3
Die hard conservatives love to disparage liberals as tree huggers, but it has been recently scientifically validated that hugging trees is actually good for you. Research has shown that you don’t even have to touch a tree to get better, you just need to be within its vicinity has a beneficial effect.
Tree Hugging Now Scientifically Validated – Part 2
Die hard conservatives love to disparage liberals as tree huggers, but it has been recently scientifically validated that hugging trees is actually good for you. Research has shown that you don’t even have to touch a tree to get better, you just need to be within its vicinity has a beneficial effect.
Tree Hugging Now Scientifically Validated – Part 1
Tree Hugging Now Scientifically Validated Die hard conservatives love to disparage liberals as tree huggers, but it has been recently scientifically validated that hugging trees is actually good for you.
Plant ‘Telepathy’ Breakthrough – Part 2
Because the presence and specific identity of neighbours influence germination timing and success, the existence of an adaptive mechanism that allows a plant to detect its neighbours (and potentially its forthcoming competitive environment), and hence to regulate its developmental responses accordingly at the very onset of its life (i.e. seed stage) is clearly advantageous.
Plant ‘Telepathy’ Breakthrough – Part 1
We can’t hear it, but scientists are finding that in the apparently silent world of plants, a whole lot of communication is going on. At the University of Western Australia (UWA), researchers recently found that seeds recognise “good” or “bad” neighbouring seeds – even when there is a plastic sheet between them.
What If the World’s Soil Runs Out? – Part 3
It’s a strange notion, but some experts fear the world, at its current pace of consumption, is running out of useable topsoil. University of Sydney professor John Crawford talks on the seismic implications soil erosion and degradation may have in the decades to come.
What If the World’s Soil Runs Out? – Part 2
It’s a strange notion, but some experts fear the world, at its current pace of consumption, is running out of useable topsoil. University of Sydney professor John Crawford talks on the seismic implications soil erosion and degradation may have in the decades to come.
What If the World’s Soil Runs Out? – Part 1
It’s a strange notion, but some experts fear the world, at its current pace of consumption, is running out of useable topsoil. University of Sydney professor John Crawford talks on the seismic implications soil erosion and degradation may have in the decades to come.
Australian farmer dies from toxic weed killer which is banned in 32 countries but been declared safe to use in Australia. Why?
THE heartbroken family of a farmer who died after being sprayed by a highly toxic weed killer has described the man as a “gentle giant” who adored spending time with his five grandchildren.