Our presenter last week as Bruce Johnson’s son Rob Johnson. Rob taught us about Organic Farming. We learned that you cannot use pesticides or herbicides to take care of the crops for organic farming. To get an acre of farmland organic certified you must farm the land for three years to make sure all the traces of herbicides are gone.
Mr. Johnson taught us that mother nature does not like to be naked. If the ground is bare weeds will grow so mother nature can cover the ground. Rob told us that it is a best practice to have livestock graze the fields in the winter so the livestock can contribute to soil health. It is a practice that we don’t see much anymore.
He also taught us a little bit about organic cattle. If one were to treat a cow with antibiotics, then it would not be considered organic.
Rob grows organic pinto beans, and the product must be grown organic and handled in packaged organically certified to be considered organic. Mr. Johnson taught us that organic does not mean necessarily healthier. The healthier the soil the healthier the product will be.
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