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Originally Posted by OrganicBananac
Basically by using the population on the farm, you are creating a nitrogen source that is free and replenishable.
Has anyone ever heard of this type of technique being used? Seems feasible.
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The nitrogen came from what the animal ate. It is not free.
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Originally Posted by OrganicBananac
This idea is strictly for "living soil" operating farms with large populations of animals. Hence, what is on the farm, would never leave the farm and contribute to one less item that requires outside sources. The majority of farms operating in this sense already are opposed to rBGH and antibiotics, LUCKILY!
Just a reminder, in a living soil system, the value of NPK is of very little value. Nutrient cycling is the endless rollercoaster of availability which provides what the plants need, when the plants need it. This is the work that we as humans can not do and must do our best to not "kill" the soil which holds all our wonderful workers, the soil food web.
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Are you saying that the animals will never leave the farm? If you remove an animal, you remove the nutrients. They will not be replenished.