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Schriefer is best known for his “systems” approach to tillage and soil fertility
Developing good farm management practices such as appropriate housing and fencing systems and manure and mortality management
natural pest and disease control and looking after the soil
This valuable collection of essays reveals the insights of a brilliant soil scientist who was ahead of his time
Fertility Farming scale_10_Garden Schriefer is best known forFertility Farming explores an approach to farming that makes minimal use of plowing, eschews chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and encourages cover cropping and manure application. Turner holds that the foundation of the effectiveness of a fertile soil and the measure of a fertile soil is its content of organic matter, ultimately, its humus. Upon a basis of humus, nature builds a complete structure of healthy life without need for disease control
