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Episode 221. From Errors Comes Knowledge

This is the World Organic News for the week ending 6th of  July 2020.

Jon Moore reporting!

Decarbonise the air, recarbonise the soil!

Let me begin with a big “Hola” to Aristo in Tijuana for your kind message on the World Organic News Facebook page. I really do appreciate the feedback. Thanks mate.

Now to this week’s fare.

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Spontaneous combustion is a common occurrence when storing woodchip for extended periods of time. Typically after a few weeks of storage with a high moisture content, the risk of spontaneous combustion is significant and must be considered. Spontaneous combustion is also a consideration in Hay, Straw, Cotton, Sugar Cane waste piles and compost piles. Early detection and prevention of spontaneous combustion is critical in order to prevent a serious incident occurring.

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That quote is from an article entitled: WOODCHIP STOCK PILE SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION EARLY DETECTION on the Industrial Monitoring & Control site. Continue reading →

Episode 193. Fires, Snow and Sheep Husbandry

This is the World Organic News for the week ending 11th of November 2019.

Jon Moore reporting!

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Bushfires

Well it’s come to that time of the year again. Each year it arrives earlier. I’m talking about the fire season in Australia. The season starts with fires in Queensland and New South Wales, usually, and heads south and west as the summer rolls on. Astute listens will realise that we are still in Spring. Summer looks horrendous. I’ve included a couple of links. One shows the extent of the fires from satellite images. These are terrifying images. Over 100,000 hectares have burnt but the other article portends doom. While weather conditions have eased as I produce this episode on Sunday the 10th of November, Tuesday the 12th is being described as catastrophic. An actual bushfire level of threat here in Australia. Dry winds, high temperatures and low humidity.  Continue reading →

Episode 183. An Opportunity Not To Be Wasted!

This is the World Organic News for the week ending the 26th of August 2019.

Jon Moore reporting!

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As I record this episode,the 25th of August I am celebrating fourteen years of a new life. In the early hours of the 25th of August 2005, I died, twice, from pneumonia. There was no tunnels of light but there was a trip to the River Styx. No ferry, no jetty, just the jet black waters of that river boundary of the underworld.  Continue reading →