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On-Farm Slaughter Rules, Dusty Soil Cover Crops, OHN Storage

Drake opens with the I Ching hexagram for breakthrough, then talks through a plan to swap old fencing for GPS electronic cow collars that beep and vibrate to keep cattle inside a virtual boundary.

A viewer asks about on-farm slaughter permits. Drake says USDA inspection is expensive and slaughterhouses are scarce, so most small farmers sell the live animal privately rather than process meat for commercial retail. Another viewer asks about dusty, low-fertility soil; Drake recommends cover crops, seawater for minerals, and IMOs to rebuild soil biology.

A member reports keeping OHN components separate for three years before combining a quart at a time. Drake says storage jars don't need stirring, just a shake right before pouring off since particulate settles out, and that longer-aged medicine micronizes further, so less is needed per application.

The rest of the show covers the rebuilt pureknf.org website (start-here pages, library, research portal, membership tiers), the upcoming Hilo meetup and monthly Zoom, and replies to YouTube comments on Drake's recent KNF videos.

Questions answered

  • 5:36 Exploring GPS electronic collars instead of rebuilding fence — Drake is testing virtual-fence collars that beep then vibrate to keep cattle inside a boundary instead of repairing old barbed wire and posts.
  • 15:35 Can farmers get approved for on-farm slaughter to sell meat commercially? — USDA inspection is expensive and slaughterhouses are scarce, so private sale of the live animal is more common than commercial processing.
  • 17:06 How do you fix dusty, low-fertility soil? — Try cover crops, add seawater for minerals, and use IMOs to rebuild soil biology.
  • 18:39 What changed in the AI rebuild of the pureknf.org website? — Drake used an AI assistant to redesign pureknf.org with beginner-friendly start-here pages, a research portal, and a digital lending library for Master Cho's texts.
  • 20:44 What's coming up: Hilo meetup and monthly Zoom? — The Hilo in-person meetup and the monthly Zoom gathering are both coming up the following week.
  • 33:17 What do the new pureknf.org membership tiers cost? — The new site offers Champion, Sustainer, and Supporter tiers with a custom-amount option, roughly five dollars a month at the low end.
  • 37:12 Does OHN need stirring in storage, and how long can you age it? — No need to stir while it's stored, just shake it before pouring off since particulate settles; longer aging micronizes it further so you can use less.
  • 53:04 A viewer added a wetting agent to fermented fish amino foliar spray — Drake said that's great feedback and encouraged the viewer to document it on the KNF research platform so others can compare results.

Topics: ohn, imo, cover crops, seawater, cattle, virtual fencing, fish amino acid, wetting agent, on-farm slaughter, soil fertility

KNF Office Hours is a free live Q&A every Sunday at 9 AM HST. Bring your question to pureknf.org/learn/questions or join live.

In this episode

  1. 0:00 Intro & I Ching reading
  2. 4:06 Welcoming viewers, why natural farming matters
  3. 5:36 GPS electronic cow collars vs rebuilding fence
  4. 14:04 Back to natural farming, NAS video trouble
  5. 15:35 On-farm slaughter and USDA processing rules
  6. 17:06 Fixing dusty, low-fertility soil
  7. 18:39 Tour of the rebuilt pureknf.org website
  8. 20:44 Hilo meetup and monthly Zoom announcement
  9. 24:30 New app menu: chat, research, certification, library
  10. 33:17 Membership tiers and pricing
  11. 37:12 OHN aging and storage
  12. 40:01 Master Cho photos and KNF history
  13. 42:18 Why the foundation exists: ecology over profit
  14. 48:29 Replying to YouTube comments live
  15. 53:04 Viewer's fish amino foliar experiment
  16. 59:36 Closing prayer and sign-off

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