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In addition to consulting on standard crops such as corn, cotton, soybeans, rice, wheat and grain sorghum, he has done the soil work on such specialties as wine and table grapes, coffee, alfalfa, pastures, clovers, oats, melons, almonds, turf grass and dozens of other crops around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eLearn More\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRead from \u003cem\u003eHands-On Agronomy\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead an \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ecofarmingdaily.com\/book-week-hands-agronomy\/\" title=\"Excerpt from Chapter 1 of Hands-On Agronomy by Neal Kinsey\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eexcerpt from Chapter 1 of Hands-On Agronomy on EcoFarming Daily\u003c\/a\u003e. It covers details on Neal Kinsey's background, including how he met Dr. William A. 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Brunetti's work is invaluable to the contemporary farmer and to those seeking an original appraisal of farming and its future.        \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTopics covered by \u003cem\u003eThe Farm as Ecosystem\u003c\/em\u003e include:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• The physical, chemical and biological aspects of soil;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Understanding compost and compost tea;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Working with foliar nutrition;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• The roles of trace elements in farming;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Water and your farm;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Cover cropping systems . . . and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book eco-farmers everywhere have been waiting for is here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCopyright 2013, softcover, 352 pages. 28 per case.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRead More\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead an excerpt from Chapter 4 of \u003ca title=\"Excerpt from Chapter 4 of The Farm as Ecosystem by Jerry Brunetti on EcoFarming Daily\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecofarmingdaily.com\/book-week-farm-ecosystem\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Farm as Ecosystem\u003c\/em\u003e on EcoFarming Daily\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Jerry Brunetti\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"float: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; float: left;\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1829\/3249\/files\/DSC_0037_medium.JPG?v=1548452575\" alt=\"Jerry Brunetti\"\u003eJERRY BRUNETTI, 1950-2014, worked as a soil and crop consultant, primarily for livestock farms and ranches, and improved crop quality and livestock performance and health on certified organic farms. 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He has also written numerous articles for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMother Earth News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Countryside \u0026amp; Small Stock Journal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iamcountryside.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCountryside \u0026amp; Small Stock Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and has published in American Pastured Poultry Producers Association's newsletter, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrit!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, over the years. Ussery has presented at national and local events on poultry, homesteading, and energy and sustainability issues, and maintains a highly informative website, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/themodernhomestead.us\/\"\u003ethemodernhomestead.us\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He lives with his wife, Ellen, in Virginia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Small-Scale Poultry Flock: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Small-Scale Poultry Flock\u003c\/em\u003e is the only complete guide available to using your poultry as an integrated part of a self-reliant farmstead - a topic not addressed at this depth and breadth in any other poultry book... 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