Plant Health
Cascade Organic Farms harvesting 4 tons per acre of hard red wheat
Cascade Organic Farms is wrapping up the harvest of several thousand acres of new-crop irrigated organic hard red wheat, and the crop is looking very ... more »
Long-term field research shows value of Solvita soil tests
A long-term study by the University of Guelph shows the usefulness of Solvita soil tests as tools to predict soil health. The study, published in ... more »
University of Nebraska-Lincoln to trial Bion’s new, manure-derived fertilizer
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) will study the agronomic performance of a new, biobased ammonium bicarbonate fertilizer, AD Nitrogen, on fie... more »
Bion seeks OMRI certification for solid version of manure-based fertilizer
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. recently announced that it has submitted a new application to the Organic Materials Review Institute seeking an ... more »
EU backs 11-country effort for fertilizer from fishery waste
The European Union is backing a project to produce agricultural fertilizers from fisheries waste. The project, called Sea2Land, is a 4-year collabo... more »
‘No-kill’ fertilizer, ClimateGard, launched
Folkston, Georgia-based Johnny Appleseed Organic recently launched a new product, ClimateGard, marketed as “the first no-kill, premium, all-purpo... more »
Research touches on building better organic seed coatings, grafting
A group of U.S. researchers is exploring the science of seeds, and the research is already yielding insights into potential seed coatings for organic ... more »
Large grower Revol Greens marketing proprietary organic fertilizer
Large-scale indoor greens grower Revol Greens recently rolled out a proprietary plant-based organic nutrient its marketing as “the next step in a na... more »
