tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483807993126297478.post387545529499450687..comments2023-08-07T07:02:03.731-05:00Comments on The New Agriculture: Part V: Is High Brix Enough?m_asterahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10808513711410506159noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483807993126297478.post-37042283117228499602022-02-09T03:53:55.052-05:002022-02-09T03:53:55.052-05:00This month, ten peoplewere killed by a teenage gun...This month, ten peoplewere killed by a teenage gunman during a school shooing spree, the deadliest since the one at Columbine High School in l999. Now more than ever parents are asking: SHOULD OUR CHILD WATCH TV NEWS? How does it effect the <a href="https://afnewsmedia.com/5-excellent-international-schools-in-brussels/" rel="nofollow">international schools in Brussels</a> them? Nationally-known reporter Glenn Plaskin interviews Peter Jennings, Jane Pauley, Maria Shriver and Linda Ellerbee about this provocative, difficult subject. An authoritative article on a tough subject.<br />benstokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578860258344360794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483807993126297478.post-81134536252312772212022-02-09T03:53:04.097-05:002022-02-09T03:53:04.097-05:00This month, ten peoplewere killed by a teenage gun...This month, ten peoplewere killed by a teenage gunman during a school shooing spree, the deadliest since the one at Columbine High School in l999. Now more than ever parents are asking: SHOULD OUR CHILD WATCH TV NEWS? How does it effect them? Nationally-known reporter Glenn Plaskin interviews Peter Jennings, Jane Pauley, Maria Shriver and Linda Ellerbee about this provocative, difficult subject. An authoritative article on a tough subject.<br />benstokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578860258344360794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483807993126297478.post-65719399582394852852021-11-23T01:51:09.176-05:002021-11-23T01:51:09.176-05:00Millions of people bet on sports, but only a selec...Millions of people bet on sports, but only a select few WIN money betting on sports. In the world of sports gambling, there's <a href="https://www.mt-spot.com" rel="nofollow">먹튀사이트</a> no question that winning is better than losing, so today we'll go over a few of the things that pro sports gamblers do to make their living.dawnknighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11565722747184748701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483807993126297478.post-88568215035405027552021-10-31T18:20:37.686-05:002021-10-31T18:20:37.686-05:00Today a large amount of economic trade between cou...Today a large amount of economic trade between countries is the exchange of agricultural goods. This market of the economy deals with more than just the actual exchange of goods. There are a wide range of responsibilities within the industry that individuals can learn through online education. Many <a href="https://urbanagreport.com/stationeers-automated-hydroponics-game-update/" rel="nofollow">Portable Hydroponics</a> accredited online schools offer degree distinctions in every facet of the agricultural industry.dawnknighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11565722747184748701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483807993126297478.post-68451751988508645962017-06-10T04:49:46.212-05:002017-06-10T04:49:46.212-05:00You provide excellent information. This very infor...You provide excellent information. This very informative to farmers<br /><a href="https://masandknapsacksprayers.com/" rel="nofollow">Agricultural sprayers</a> Sonali Sanekarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09675811439871858799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483807993126297478.post-71324657947866509992013-09-10T15:55:25.363-05:002013-09-10T15:55:25.363-05:00What about brix level differences between morning ...What about brix level differences between morning and evening also taking samples from different parts of plants to determine defeiciencyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483807993126297478.post-82280391907499018552013-06-18T09:26:22.327-05:002013-06-18T09:26:22.327-05:00What I'm saying are two things:
1.That the su...What I'm saying are two things:<br /><br />1.That the super sweet hybrid corn proves that high Brix can be achieved simply by breeding, and<br /><br />2.That so far there is no scientific evidence whatsoever that high Brix = high nutrient values or high mineral content.m_asterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10808513711410506159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483807993126297478.post-26034889000419156362013-06-17T21:09:58.279-05:002013-06-17T21:09:58.279-05:00I think your making the assumption that a plant gi...I think your making the assumption that a plant given fertilizers lacking in nutrients would produce a high brix reading in its fruit, however a simple trip to the grocery store with a refractometer will refute that. You can give your plant enough junk to have a high yield but unless the soil energy is high and minerals and nutrients present you won't get a high brix reading.<br />Also, a hybrid sweet corn's brix reading is irrelevant. Of course it will have a reading above 12, it was developed to shuttle more sugar into its fruit. Get that sweet corn above 30 then you can talk about nutrition. The 12+ brix benefit is most relevant when talking about the foliar brix levels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483807993126297478.post-89535866990771579642012-02-08T18:08:50.364-05:002012-02-08T18:08:50.364-05:00Wow, looks facinating!Wow, looks facinating!agriculture investmentshttp://www.greenworldbvi.com/alternative-investments-options/agricultural-farmland/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483807993126297478.post-7325477267456799252011-09-22T00:48:46.212-05:002011-09-22T00:48:46.212-05:00Phosphorus is found nutrition foods and carbonated...Phosphorus is found nutrition foods and carbonated soft drinks.Phosphorus Mineralhttp://www.angstrom-mineral.com/angstrom-minerals/angstrom-phosphorus.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483807993126297478.post-83032197823921081022011-01-26T03:34:38.487-05:002011-01-26T03:34:38.487-05:00Very important think.
"High Brix"
high ...Very important think.<br />"High Brix" <br /><a href="http://www.biostim.com.au/brixmeter.html/" rel="nofollow">high brix</a>Farukbdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12556605581289778202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483807993126297478.post-59256857844991914062011-01-26T03:33:47.909-05:002011-01-26T03:33:47.909-05:00Very important think.
"High Brix"
high ...Very important think.<br />"High Brix" <br /><a href="http://www.biostim.com.au/brixmeter.html/" rel="nofollow">high brix</a>Farukbdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12556605581289778202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483807993126297478.post-8201080956393293012010-12-23T02:47:23.266-05:002010-12-23T02:47:23.266-05:00since you've read the rex harril charts, i do...since you've read the rex harril charts, i don't understand why you didn't mention that each vege/fruit has its own brix levels so (the following's a hypothetical example with made up numbers) to compare a "sweet" corn hybrid that is on its low end of the brix value but still has say a brix of 12 to a squash that is on the high end of its brix value of say 14 doesn't really mean much. maybe i read too fast but your article makes it seem that you can compare across foods.<br /><br />Second, i love the enthusiasm and your passion to try to know all about this topic but i feel for the most part as long as we keep the soils fertilized with a bunch of nutrients but not flooding them with any to excess, ppl will be way better off than they are on their standard american diets. I suppose brix may be too simplistic but A lot of ppl get too carried away with the minute details (i know I have this kind of disorder with human nutrition but it's gettin better) when in reality human nutrition is in its infancy. I guess im speaking from the view of a very small scale farmer or individual, not somebody trying to make it extremely technical. Also I don't know much about plants and i know they aren't humans, but humans have pretty good self regulation and can excrete excess nutrients.<br /><br />Third, your comment about the glycemic index was humourous. Anybody who has diabetes, if they're making strides to just eat fresh produce and whole foods alone, then it doesn't matter the difference between a lower or higher glycemic potato. If they are stuck in mostly junk food depending on medicine, then i can see why a lower glycemic potato would be better<br />in any case the glycemic index is misleading. Heres some interesting info<br /><br />http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2009/03/its-time-to-let-go-of-glycemic-index.html<br />http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2009/03/more-thoughts-on-glycemic-index.html<br /> The fructose index is where you should be focusing on<br />http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2008/11/fructose-index-is-new-glycemic-index.htmlelhnadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236327064459759289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483807993126297478.post-73544097837213429512010-09-19T22:48:55.300-05:002010-09-19T22:48:55.300-05:00Hmmm. Is this supposed to be a joke or what?
Try...Hmmm. Is this supposed to be a joke or what?<br /><br />Try reading this essay and see if things become a little more clear to you:<br /><br />http://soilminerals.com/Cation_Exchange_Simplified.htm<br /><br />Michael Asteram_asterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10808513711410506159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483807993126297478.post-83555484650204391802010-08-25T08:44:31.759-05:002010-08-25T08:44:31.759-05:00When you started talking about mineral element cat...When you started talking about mineral element cations and anions affecting pH, thats when I knew for sure that you have no idea what you're talking about. Perhaps you mean eltrochemical potential.<br /><br />Also generally farmers apply fertilizer, mostly minerals mined and refined from the earth, to obtain maximum economic yield. Note the word economic and not just maximum. This can only be accomplished with balanced plant nutrition. What a plant needs is different to what a homo sapiens needs. A crop is the most productive and ultimately nutritious (to humans) when you balance its requirements optimally. PS. pH is a logorithmic measure of available H+ ions in solution and is not at all related to the amount of ionic mineral elements in solution.MScnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483807993126297478.post-40185753880041216172010-08-23T03:11:19.347-05:002010-08-23T03:11:19.347-05:00...
Hey m_astera,
Have you seen this before ??
OR......<br />Hey m_astera,<br />Have you seen this before ??<br /><a href="http://www.subtleenergies.com/ormus/tw/puzzles.htm" rel="nofollow"><br />ORMUS or m-state elements</a><br /><br />This is no bullshit ... and the reason my rosemary plant looks like a Dr. Seuss knock off. The smell, texture and intense flavor, would convince the most skeptical of minds. ))<br /><br />Anyways, just in the process of making a new 'wet trap', see: super concentrator ))<br /><br />a GrebBear<br /><br />Peace Love Light Truth<br />(- ;<br />; -)a GrebBearhttp://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=105901849456617&v=wallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483807993126297478.post-15882648439251388032010-07-14T21:10:52.675-05:002010-07-14T21:10:52.675-05:00Hi Cat-
The way I first heard it, a fuzzy line on...Hi Cat-<br /><br />The way I first heard it, a fuzzy line on the refractometer meant high Calcium. A friend did a few tests with that idea last year, to see if other things would make the line fuzzy. As I recall she tried Epsom salts in water and some sort of Potassium supplement. Even at saturation levels the line was still crisp and clear. So maybe it is just Calcium that makes the line fuzzy.<br /><br />More research is needed! (as always)<br /><br />Michaelm_asterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10808513711410506159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483807993126297478.post-7131800869884808802010-07-14T18:17:29.808-05:002010-07-14T18:17:29.808-05:00I have been told that the more "fuzzy" t...I have been told that the more "fuzzy" the brix reading line is, the more minerals and complex sugars are in the sample. Do you agree with this notion?Denton Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14807373683742294454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483807993126297478.post-10609314623247800702010-05-04T18:00:39.704-05:002010-05-04T18:00:39.704-05:00Doc K-
As far as I know, the only Brix charts are...Doc K-<br /><br />As far as I know, the only Brix charts are those that are found on Rex Harrill's site and elsewhere on the web. <br /><br />Part of the High Brix Project is to gather that sort of data. We have at least three participants who are working with pastures, but the info is just starting to come in.<br /><br />Of the two reports I've gotten so far, both early spring in the Pacific NW, forage in an untreated pasture measured 0* Brix. That from a pasture that has had regular soil tests and minerals added for a few years measured 5* Brix.<br /><br />I agree that mid-afternoon of a warm day would give the highest Brix readings.<br /><br />I expect some problems and resistance from those people keeping horses with metabolic disease problems when we start promoting high Brix feed. Right now people are soaking hay to try to lower the Brix before they feed it to their horses.<br /><br />Something is wrong with that picture.<br /><br />Michaelm_asterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10808513711410506159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483807993126297478.post-45330773036486458152010-05-03T22:14:09.382-05:002010-05-03T22:14:09.382-05:00Hi Michael,
Without doubt, potassium is well known...Hi Michael,<br />Without doubt, potassium is well known to cause problems dairy cows. It should be kept at less than 2% of the feed ration, especially for dry cows to prevent milk fever (hypocalcemia). Potassium chloride is definitely not a good source K - very detrimental.<br />Sorry about tagging you with reading the brix at 2 hours after sunrise, must have been another site i was reading last night on brix also. It just seems to make sense to check it in later afternoon after the photosynthesis has been happening. Is there a chart of common brix values for clover, alfalfa, orchard grass, timothy, sorghum-sudan grass, triticale, etc.?<br />Thanks,<br />Hubert Karreman, VMDHubert Karreman, VMDhttp://www.penndutchcowcare.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483807993126297478.post-28424737097408013032010-05-02T21:20:49.931-05:002010-05-02T21:20:49.931-05:00Hello Doc Hubert-
Thanks for the kind words. I d...Hello Doc Hubert-<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words. I don't remember writing that 2 hours after sunrise was the best time to check Brix; can you point me to it please?<br /><br />Good info about total protein in serum; that's probably a lot of what is being measured when people use a refractometer to check the Brix of milk.<br /><br />I think you would also be interested in Barb Lee's blog, Albrecht's Animals: <br />http://albrechtsanimals.typepad.com/<br /><br />Barb has done some great things with her leached out pastures in Oregon and gets the mineral message across well.<br /><br />She and I have been coming to the idea that the main problem in feed and animal health is high Potassium, especially the use of Potassium chloride fertilizers. These days I'm thinking that a pasture or hayfield should ideally have K saturation between 2 and 3% of CEC, no higher or one is looking for trouble.m_asterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10808513711410506159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483807993126297478.post-4344425437678693702010-05-02T19:19:46.731-05:002010-05-02T19:19:46.731-05:00Thank you for presenting a balanced approach. I ha...Thank you for presenting a balanced approach. I have heard about Brix from farmers and how wonderful it is. I see its value for sure but i also like to temper all out belief with a rational balance i.e. your showing the brix values of various household items. To most of the people i know, Brix is sugar and that is that. Thanks for reminding folks that it the dissolved solids in solution is what is read on a refractometer. I've used refractometers for total protein of serum, and that can be about 6-8. That is not "Brix" although there may be sugars in there. The point being, like you said, its not just about sugar but also minerals being taken up. I agree fully with the calcium, sulfur and boron that you mention. I have heard the same things from Gary Zimmer and Jerry Brunetti (both of who I'm a big fan), they are also 'students' of the Albrecht method. <br />As I start checking Brix for farmers, I thought the end of the afternoon was the best time to allow for the photosynthetic activity to have peaked (and thus sugar formation), but you mention at about 2 hours after the sun comes up. Can you explain?<br /><br />Hubert Karreman, VMDHubert Karreman, VMDhttp://www.penndutchcowcare.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483807993126297478.post-29285253538728097722010-04-16T20:00:30.122-05:002010-04-16T20:00:30.122-05:00What I'm talking about is getting the soil min...What I'm talking about is getting the soil minerals tested and measured by a lab, so one knows exactly what is there. Then they can add the right amount of the amendments that are needed, instead of "everything" which can mean adding things you already have too much of and throwing things further out of balance.<br /><br />Plants get diseases for the same reason animals and people do, usually malnutrition that weakens the immune system.m_asterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10808513711410506159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483807993126297478.post-50323921992091880102010-04-16T18:18:30.870-05:002010-04-16T18:18:30.870-05:00Astera I don't know what in the heck you are t...Astera I don't know what in the heck you are talking about but I do throw everything I can get my hands on my garden. Manure, calcium, blood mix, lime and garbage. It is hard to get the soil up to par in Florida as it is mostly sand. <br /><br />Last year the squash and tomatoes had some kind of fungus. Only the cherry tomatoes seemed immune to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483807993126297478.post-38753422016492729422010-04-06T14:38:59.952-05:002010-04-06T14:38:59.952-05:00I was covering BRIX with my brother-in-law in the ...I was covering BRIX with my brother-in-law in the Philippines the past few weeks. He works with the department of Forestry (linked to agriculture) & this is going to spread to the farmers there like wildfire.<br /><br />Also covering soil fertility and many other issues addressed here and elsewhere.<br /><br />Great site - keep up the ground-breaking work.<br /><br /><br />EricWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com