Customizable Plan for Nutrient Availability, Soil Health
Overview
Frustrated with seeing the same results in their customers’ field every season, this dealership turned to SoilBiotics to help growers create plans that build up soil health and make nutrients more available for growing crops.
An Illinois dealer was seeing the same nutrient deficiencies in their customers’ fields year after year despite applying commercial fertilizer as prescribed. Unhappy with this outcome, they did some research to see what other options they could offer growers. That’s when they found SoilBiotics.
“Nutrient availability is key,” the dealer said. “What we’ve found is regardless of commercial fertilizer rate, deficiency is still there.”
SoilBiotics Growth Boost and Growth Supplement 30 are two products this Illinois dealership most often starts with, especially because they’re quick acting.
“Growth Boost will make the nutrients that you have more available in the first year,” said the dealer. “Growth Supplement 30 has almost an immediate response.”
In addition to helping plants access the nutrients, Growth Supplement 30 also increases the efficiency of herbicides when included in the tank mix in place of other surfactants and AMS. This saves on costs for inputs while increasing the return on investment of the herbicide being used.
Soil Boost is another product this dealer frequently recommends to help growers build up their soil health. Supporting soil health is often a long-term goal for growers, and this dealer emphasizes the importance of soil health to their customers.
“Having healthy soil benefits the crops by providing more nutrients naturally, which reduces the need for commercial fertilizer,” said the dealer.
The Illinois dealer says there are noticeable differences between fields that are treated with SoilBiotics products and those that aren’t. A grower who applies SoilBiotics products will have soil that is more permeable, more water infiltration and better water holding capacity. In addition, crops in these fields are healthier, more disease resistant and better able to mitigate stress.
The sales people at the dealership appreciate the ease of entry that SoilBiotics products offer their customers.
“There is enough variety in their products that customizing for each customer is easily attainable,” said one salesman. “If a grower has manure that’s different from using commercial fertilizer. SoilBiotics offers growth with all those systems and less dependence on what we’ve been doing.”
At the end of the day, the dealership team is proud to be able to offer their growers products that work and help to improve their customers’ farms.
“SoilBiotics wants to help you increase the soil health and improve your farm’s productivity for the long haul,” said the dealer.
Products Used
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.
Growth Boost
Growth Boost is a powerful, liquid humic soil amendment made from high-quality Leonardite that gets your crops off to a strong start. It enhances nutrient uptake, stabilizes nitrogen and improves soil structure for fast, early growth. Growth Boost is compatible with most conventional liquid inputs and can be applied in-furrow, 2x2, or foliar or broadcast sprayed depending on timing. Growth Boost is non-toxic, safe to handle and contains no microbes or bacteria and can be applied to most soils and crops.
Growth Supplement 30
Growth Supplement 30 is a foliar applied nutrient stabilizer. It stimulates plant metabolism, transports nutrients in plants, dissolves macro and micro elements, and enhances cell division and elongation. Containing plant derived fulvic acids, Growth Supplement 30 is compatible with most conventional herbicides.