The F136 Engine, Competition, & Monopoly

One engine, one supplier, over $100 billion in business would equate to “operational risk”?   Yes, absolutely.

What is competition?  When you allow the free-market to work, then the best product and the best price wins.  GE/Rolls-Royce appear to not have had an opportunity to compete in a contract (coming from the government/military), therefore affording ONE company the opportunity to take this business, cost the taxpayers more, and situate more risk into our national defense by having all of the product coming from only one place (i.e. monopoly).

The single contract could go to Pratt & Whitney, and this company that has already developed a viable engine and can actually save money – GE/Rolls-Royce -  needs your support to make sure Congress does the right thing for the market, for taxpayers, and for our national defense.

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- Joni Cave

Superweeds & The Detrimental Impacts to Soil, Agriculture, and Food

Good American Post Staff Reports

Heavy use of weedkillers like the product “Roundup” (or glyphosate products)  appear to be having negative impacts on future crops of farms in our own country, as well as overseas.  To mitigate the super-weeds that have developed, even more toxic herbicides must be used, as well as labor-intensive practices (i.e. hand-pulling of weeds and the tilling of soil).

All of the additional inputs – whether chemical or operational – will add to the cost of food.

In addition to this, there are negative environmental impacts that can further harm the soil and food production – these do not yet have a cost associated with them, but could be detrimental to farmers.

Genetically modified crops are created so that the seeds/plants are resistance to weedkillers.  The weedkillers (i.e. Roundup and glyphosate) can then be sprayed without any worry about harming the crop.  Of course, the creation of superweeds is also possible, and the implications of this should be understood.

Andrew Wargo III from the Arkansas Association of Conservation Districts said that this may be “the single largest threat to production agriculture that we have ever seen”(Neuman & Pollack, 2010).

Ken Smith with the University of Arkansas also added that there are environmental concerns that could come from frequent plowing (plowing more is necessarily because the farmers have to plow under the weeds in an attempt to mitigate them).

A farmer from Iowa relates that if one is paying a premium for the GMO weed-resistant crop plus the herbicide, that when one has to purchase additional inputs for those crops to mitigate the superweeds, that paying a premium does not make sense anymore.

The state of Georgia has been one of the states hardest hit by the Roundup-resistant weed called pigweed.

Read the whole story HERE.

References:

Neuman, W., & Pollack, A. (2010). New York Times. Retrieved on May 6, 2010 from http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/04/business/energy-environment/04weed.html?ref=business.

“Correcting the Cause” – Genesis Soil Rite, Part II

By: Glen Rabenberg

It is common knowledge that a sugar content of 13% or more is very beneficial for your plant’s insect resistance. We know that these insects do not have a pancreas and cannot digest high sugar fiber. We also know that if sugar content is low, plants will never grow to the extent of their genetic potential. These plants will also be low in minerals, vitamins, amino acids and have poor general nutrition. These plants are also losing out on their share of free nitrogen, which makes up over 78% of the air we breathe. These same low sugar plants have also lost some of the ability to draw moisture from the air, which now increases the effects of a drought, or increases irrigation costs.

The deficiency of available calcium also plagues your soil and plants with other problems. Weed growth tells a story. Cockle Burr grows in the deficiency of the available mineral silver. Bull Thistle grows in the deficiency of available zinc. Musk and Canada Thistles grow in the deficiency of available phosphorus and Leafy Spurge grows in the deficiency of available nickel. Every mineral has a job.

When these minerals are tied up or not available, this now causes landowners to “react to symptoms” which is how chemical companies prosper. Knowledge is power; and when we understand the job and importance of each mineral, we can “correct the cause”.

Calcium is said to be the “Foundation of Life” and is involved in many metabolic and physiological functions. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in our bodies, giving us structure and electrically fueling our hearts. It is also the most abundant mineral in the bodies of all animals. Looking at the food chain, common sense tells us that calcium should also be the most abundant mineral in the soil. Available Calcium is the referee, and the mediator, with phosphorus being the transporter of minerals in the soil.  Phorphorus is the work horse needed to transport the other minerals to the plants, so without available calcium and phorphorusnone of the other minerals can work at the efficiency needed for optimum plant production. When looking at calcium, the molecular weight is quite heavy and science tells us that it carries a double positive electrical charge. Conventional markets offer double positive calcium that has very low availability and very high P.H.  Until recently, Dolomite or Gypsum have been about our only choices for calcium. When looking at soil tests and P.H. levels, options for balancing available calcium have been less than desirable. To accurately determine your calcium needs, your soil test must measure mineral content on an AVAILABLE BASIS, anything else is WORTHLESS.

Modern science has made great strides in understanding the requirements of mineral supplementation for soil and plants. Soil Works LLC has found that by using a negative based calcium supplement, the amount of calcium needed per acre is dramatically reduced and the benefits are exponentially returned, When a heavy negative based calcium is applied to your soil, there is a natural attraction to the molecularly light and positive charged salt particles. The sheer weight of the calcium grabs onto the salt and carries it down to the subsoil away from your feeder roots and your aerobic bacteria, allowing them to proliferate and do their job once again at the efficiency that is healthy and financially rewarding to you.

Please Continue with Next Post “Correcting the Cause” – Genesis Soil Rite, Part III

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