Investing in Improving Soil Health
Overview
An Illinois grower proves that investing in soil health on his newly purchased land is worth it. He focuses on Soil Boost and SB Digester to improve nutrient levels in his fields, leading to healthier plants that yield better.
After completing soil tests on a nearby farm that he recently bought, this Illinois grower knew he had two options to get the nutrient levels up to where they needed to be. He could apply commercial fertilizer year after year on it or turn to a tested regimen of Soil Boost and SB Digester – Organic to improve soil health.
The new farm was lagging on yield, several bushels behind in both corn and soybeans when compared to the grower’s other fields less than a mile away. After focusing on soil health through applying Soil Boost and SB Digester – Organic, he started to see improvements in the soil. It was retaining more moisture. Then he noticed that the crops on that farm were looking better — greener, healthier plants.
The real proof of improvement came at harvest. After just a few seasons of the SoilBiotics treatments, the new farm was yielding the same as the grower’s other fields just up the road.
Products Used
SB Digester – Organic 3-0-1
SB Digester – Organic 3-0-1 is a combination of organic nitrogen and microbials with the ability to degrade a wide variety of organic polymers such as starch, cellulose, chitin and lignin. SB Digester – Organic can be applied to most soils for agricultural crops via broadcast spray, normally in combination with other SoilBiotics products, fertilizers and herbicides. This product may be used in conventional and organic programs.
Soil Boost
Soil Boost is a pure, dry humic soil amendment made from high-quality freshwater-sourced humate that enhances soil structure, nutrient availability and microbial activity. It is broadcast-applied either pre-plant or post-harvest in conventional and organic programs and can be blended with most dry fertilizers.