From the Field
Substituting Grains in IMO, JADAM Pest Kit, Seed IMO Timing
February 18, 2024
Drake covers substituting sorghum or millet for wheat bran in IMO, wood chips and dog food as substrate, and unpacks Young Sun Cho's JADAM pest-test kit.
Brown Sugar vs White Sugar, Millet for IMO3, Herbal Pest Spray
February 11, 2024
Drake compares brown and white sugar for KNF solutions, tests millet for IMO3, and previews the herbal pest spray recipe.
Chicken Roost Cleaning, RTK GPS Precision Ag, Jadam History
February 04, 2024
Drake covers the 2023 Pure KNF annual report, why chicken roosts never need cleaning, and his old ULOP/ULAP Jadam certificates.
Jadam Pear & Grape Orchards, IMO Grading, Lime Sulfur
January 28, 2024
Drake grades a viewer's IMO2 collection, explains KNF dosing ratios, tours Jadam pear and grape orchards in Korea, and fixes a grape-sweetness problem.
JMS Microbe Recipe, IMO Harvest Timing, Pig Butchering
January 21, 2024
Drake shares the disgustingly cheap microbe (JMS) recipe, how to feel when an IMO box is ready, and pig butchering cuts from teacher training week.
GMO Soil Microbes, Dog Ear Infections, Jadam Origins
January 07, 2024
Drake covers GMO soil microbes, treating a dog's ear infection with LAB and garlic, and traces the real history of Jadam back to Master Cho.
IMO4 Tea Dosing, Water-Soluble Calcium, Pig Lactobacillus
December 31, 2023
Drake fixes his own IMO4 tea dosing math, shows a bad water-soluble calcium batch, and explains why pigs go wild for lactobacillus rice water.
JADAM Microbe Solution, Hemp Composting, Wagyu-Angus Cattle
December 24, 2023
Drake covers JADAM's disgustingly cheap microbe solution, composting hemp with IMO, and managing wild pigs and cattle on the farm.
IMO#3 Weight Gain, Mulch Trees, Licorice & Angelica Substitutes
December 17, 2023
Covers IMO#3 weight gain, best mulch trees for Hawaiʻi, milk cow care, willow rooting extract, and swapping licorice or angelica in KNF medicine.
Skipping IMO#1, Seed IMO Naming, and Moisture Ratios
December 10, 2023
Covers IMO moisture ratios, why Korea now just says 'seed IMO' instead of IMO#1/#2, whether you can skip to IMO3, and a RotoHiller turning tip.
Banana Bunchy Top Drone Check, Mushroom Endophytes, Soil Science
December 03, 2023
Drake checks drone footage on banana bunchy top, talks mushroom endophytes, and asks if soil science makes you a better farmer.
SIMO, PIMO, AIMO: New IMO Names, Moisture Ratios, Box Material
November 26, 2023
Drake and Master Lee walk through Korea's new six-stage IMO system: seed, propagated, activated, with moisture targets, box material, and mixing ratios.