OldDog/NewTricks
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$11 Million to Improve Animals
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PureCountry said:Has anyone actually read this crock of spit? The idea behind the money, is to help Universities and Colleges with research into animal genomics in order to improve the health, safety and nutrition of food products. WHEN IS SOMEONE GOING TO FRIGGIN WAKE UP AND CLUE IN TO THE FACT THAT NUTRITION COMES FROM HEALTHY SOILS???!!!!!!!??????? IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH GENETICS!!!!!![]()
This is so back-asswards it makes as much sense as an elevator in an outhouse.
PureCountry said:Has anyone actually read this crock of spit? The idea behind the money, is to help Universities and Colleges with research into animal genomics in order to improve the health, safety and nutrition of food products. WHEN IS SOMEONE GOING TO FRIGGIN WAKE UP AND CLUE IN TO THE FACT THAT NUTRITION COMES FROM HEALTHY SOILS???!!!!!!!??????? IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH GENETICS!!!!!![]()
This is so back-asswards it makes as much sense as an elevator in an outhouse.
per said:RSL all research can be good for sure. I can find plenty of research to dispute your assertion that Alberta has clean air though. Much of the work that Cheryl Waldner from the U of S has done points to deteriorating air quality here. The Western Beef Productivity Study measured air quality while following several thousand cattle around in a two year period. It was a real eye opener.
Our soils here are also depleted. Not like in a high rainfall area and we have lots of potential. There is the information and availability of materials to feed the biology and the chemistry to come up with healthy plant. Most of what we need is education and motivation to apply the physics.
RSL said:per said:RSL all research can be good for sure. I can find plenty of research to dispute your assertion that Alberta has clean air though. Much of the work that Cheryl Waldner from the U of S has done points to deteriorating air quality here. The Western Beef Productivity Study measured air quality while following several thousand cattle around in a two year period. It was a real eye opener.
Our soils here are also depleted. Not like in a high rainfall area and we have lots of potential. There is the information and availability of materials to feed the biology and the chemistry to come up with healthy plant. Most of what we need is education and motivation to apply the physics.
WWHHOOAA!!! I did not think that I asserted we have clean air, water or otherwise. PC and I both live in one of the most disrespected watersheds in all of AB, I have serious concerns about air in AB, and I know we don't have a good understanding, let along a respect for the soil or land at the higher reaches (and often the lower reaches) of power. Take a look at the coal bed methane around Drumheller and see what it did to their groundwater, or travel up to Fort Mac, or visit the oil upgraders along Hwy 16, etc.
That said there are some pretty good groups out there with interest and concern (worldwide).
RSL said:Sorry for the aggressive response. I just get touchy as I think AB has it's head pretty far lodged in pursuit of non renewables. I think ranching/farming is actually one of the very few renewable wealth generating activities in the world. Think of all the people we employ downstream.
If people are interested in soil health this is a pretty interesting group.
www.soilfoodweb.com