Soil Nutrition
Fish fertilizer gains OMRI status
Fish poop organic fertilizer and soil conditioner has gained OMRI (Organic Materials Review Institute) certification and is now a registered organic material. To attain the OMRI certification is to be defined across the country as... more »
Juice processing, berry fertilization and new crop nutrition techniques highlighted at Great Lakes EXPO
At the 2024 Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO, Zilfina Rubio Ames and Olga Padilla-Zakour will share insights on blueberry fertilization and Concord grape juice cold-press techniques. Padilla-Zakour, the Seneca Foods Foundation professor... more »
UF studies crop fertilization rates
The University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) has long studied crop fertilization rates. In 2022, state funding made it possible for the UF/IFAS Nutrient Management Program (NMP) to begin scrutinizing long-established fertilization... more »
ProGro soil inoculant wins OMRI Certification
OMRI, the Organic Materials Review Institute, is a non-profit institution that evaluates and certifies a product's supply chain as a fully organic production chain. ProGro BIO was notified by OMRI on Sept. 13 that its... more »
Dole prepares for new organic fruit demand from Gen Y & Z
Dole Food Co. is working to attract younger generations to the organic produce segment. Dole , one of the first global fruit and vegetable providers to predict the first organic food craze in 2000, is... more »
Human urine could fertilize crops, according to study
A new study is showing how bacterial communities in soil are as resilient to human urine as synthetic fertilizers. This makes recycling the bodily fluid as a fertilizer for agricultural crops a viable proposition, according... more »
Exacto receives growth investment boost
Exacto, a provider of agricultural, horticulture and turf solutions, has received a growth investment from S2G Ventures and Skyline Global Partners. The investment aims to strengthen Exacto’s leadership in soil and water management and accelerate... more »
Bion nitrogen fertilizer now OMRI listed for organic use
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc.'s commercial 10-0-0 nitrogen fertilizer is now OMRI listed for organic use. Bion’s patented Ammonia Recovery System (ARS) captures nitrogen from manure that would otherwise be lost to the environment and converts... more »
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