Observing the reaction of properly grown varieties of plants subjected to insects and other pests, Howard found the primary factor in soil management was a consistent supply of fresh humus prepared with vegetable and animal wastes, and that maintaining soil fertility was the fundamental basis for its health. ... His extensive experiments with growing plants and animals substantiated his observations that a declining soil fertility, due to a lack of organic material, major elements, and trace minerals was responsible for poor crops and in turn for pathological conditions of animals fed deficie...

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Based on Mayo Clinic research article "The Brand New You, 2014", the word "organic" applies to the way farmers produce agricultural products; such as fruits, vegetables, dairy and meat products. ... When it comes to buying meat, according to Cukan "US Organic Food Market Increases" from the Organicconsumersassociation.org (2013), the report suggested that organic meat is the best because organic animals are not fed antibiotics in a slaughterhouse. ...

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