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H1N1 - Rumors -
 - JP Bender (9,720)     
JP Bender  
H1N1 (Swine Flu) has been linked with a lot of rumors, but the new ones make the rumors associated with the healthcare reform package look pale. It is a given fact that the Swine Flu virus has morphed into something entirely different than that which surfaced earlier this year. The only thing... ( added 93 days 6 hours ago.) |
A Ballad And A Monument To, The Cotton Boll Weevil -
- Joel Hendon (18,567)  
Joel Hendon 
Ballad Of The Boll Weevil
Oh, the boll weevil is a little black bug, Come from Mexico, they say, Come all the way from Texas, Just a- lookin' for a place to stay, Just a-lookin' for a home, Just a-lookin' for a home.
Now, the first time I seen the boll weevil, He was settin' on the... ( added 2 years 14 days ago.) |
Did Factory Farmings Create Avian Flu? -
Walter Jeffries (73)  
Walter Jeffries
One of the big excuses used by the USDA and states to argue for NAIS is bird flu, also known as Avian Influenza (H5N1) or Avian Flu and Exotic New Castle Disease. I have been receiving a lot of email from people about several new reports that Factory Farming is what is behind bird flu.
"The... ( added 3 years 259 days ago.) |
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The Garden and Clay Soil -
Kim Bryant (241)
The thing that I like the most about farming is gardening, watching things grow. There is certainly something romantic about living off the land. So last year, we tilled, planted, watered, put up deer fencing, etc., etc., etc. I think we harvested 2 tomatoes and a very small radish. And the year... ( added 2 years 93 days ago.) |
Disadvantages of Organic Food and Organic Agriculture -
Davinos Greeno (903) 
Criticism of organic food and organic agriculture includes the following: Organic food is expensive Unfortunately, at the moment retailers are charging artificially high prices. I was in Tesco last week which is a rare occurrence as I shop locally where possible, and I nearly died when I saw the... ( added 3 years 9 days ago.) |
Crops and Land Clearing -
Kim Bryant (241)
We have been clearing our land since we bought the farm in 2003. The trees on the land were so thick, that from the road, we didn't even realize that there was a trailer on the property. We actually picked our house site without really being able to visualize the layout of the land.
Our goal... ( added 2 years 88 days ago.) |
Perimeter Fencing for Cattle -
Kim Bryant (241)
We are fencing. This is a massive undertaking that could not have gotten this far without the help of friends and workers. We began our fencing project in December 2006. It's a great winter project because of the hard work and the fact that the leaves are off the trees. In order to clearly define... ( added 2 years 88 days ago.) |
Making It Easy To Start a Tree Farm In Panama -
Ken Jones (253) 
Twelve years ago Mr. Jorge Fuentes of Penonome province realized that the increasing number of people investing in re-forestation needed help to set up their farms. So he formed a company to develop a tree nursery, called it Geoforestal S.A. and began experimenting with large-scale production of... ( added 3 years 196 days ago.) |
National Animal Identification System is a Bad Idea -
Rob Usakowski (300)
I am resolved to the fact that government legislation will continue to
erode away at our freedoms. Government likes to paint itself as the
lamb, but usually is the wolf. It’s the rules of necessity to protect
us from certain harm. Take for instance the latest hot topic in
farming, NAIS... ( added 3 years 315 days ago.) |
Farm Utility Vehicles -
- Keggy Cass (3,771)
Farmers, ranchers and growers are all finding farm utility vehicles, otherwise known as cargo all-terrain vehicles, to be a necessity in the running and managing of their farms and ranches. Depending on the model, make and options, farm utility vehicles can give the combined advantages of a... ( added 1 year 122 days ago.) |
Current Trends in Farming Nucleated Freshwater Pearls -
Amanda Raab (17)
Pearls are making waves in all new ways with the latest trends in nucleated freshwater cultured pearls. This has been going on primarily in China and the surrounding areas, with massive improvements in the quality of the pearls, as well as a sudden growing interest in pearls of different... ( added 3 years 71 days ago.) |
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