Soil Amendments News
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The Role of Charcoal Making Machines in Agricultural Development
Charcoal has long been a valuable resource in agriculture, contributing to soil enrichment and energy generation. However, recent advancements in charcoal making machine has revolutionized its role in agricultural development. This article explores the significance of charcoal in agriculture, the evolving technology behind charcoal making machines, and the multifaceted impact on modern farming ...
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Ecological Laboratories Announces Effective Solution for Sargassum Odor Reduction and Composting
Ecological Laboratories, a leading developer of sustainable solutions for environmental challenges, announces an effective solution for Sargassum odor reduction and composting. Ecological utilizes shelf-stable bacterial consortium mainly Rhodopseudomonas and Wolinella bacteria to significantly reduce the unpleasant odor and enhance the composting process of Sargassum seaweed. This innovative ...
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Organic fertilizer equipment helps waste recycling
As a by-product of the paper industry, pulp and paper residues such as waste paper sludge are often managed through landfill or incineration. By drying the material and in some cases pelletizing it, producers can convert their waste into more marketable soil amendment products. Has extensive experience in promoting the reuse of papermaking sludge and residues through organic fertilizer production ...
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Basic knowledge of organic fertilizer granulation equipment Disc granulator
In the field of agitator granulation equipment, the disc granulator machine (sometimes also called a pan granulator) is usually chosen because of its ability to produce refined products. It is used to process everything from chemical powders, fly ash and soil amendments to minerals and ores, fertilizers and more. More and more fertilizer machine manufacturers are competing to sell, and the ...
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EPA Seeks Comments on Updated Draft Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Plant Regulators and Claims, Including Plant Biostimulants
On November 24, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of, and requested comments on, the updated Draft Guidance for Plant Regulator Products and Claims, Including Plant Biostimulants (Draft Guidance). The original Draft Guidance (2019 Draft Guidance) was made available on March 27, 2019. EPA states that the updated Draft Guidance “incorporates ...
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ABO Welcomes Heliae’s Vice President of Operations Mike LaMont to Board of Directors
The Algae Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the algae industry, today announced that Heliae Development’s Vice President of Operations Mike LaMont has joined the organization’s Board of Directors. Heliae has also become a Gold-level member of ABO. “Heliae’s groundbreaking technology and product innovation is showing that microalgae can deliver dramatic ...
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Algae Biomass Organization Welcomes AlgEternal Technologies as Newest Platinum Member
The Algae Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the algae industry, today announced that AlgEternal Technologies, LLC, a producer of high-value products from microalgae, has joined as the group’s latest platinum-level member. David Ramjohn, Chief Executive Officer of AlgEternal, has also taken a seat on ABO’s Board of Directors. Ramjohn has been an individual member of ...
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The very best way to use your SoilMatrix Biochar
SoilMatrix Newsletter No. 13 (Biochar Co-Composting) Making the very best possible use of your SoilMatrix Biochar… in your compost. This edition of the SoilMatrix Newsletter is all about using biochar in your compost-making process as a very good first step in preparing a great garden soil amendment. If you want to know why adding biochar to your compost bin works so well, read ...
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Using Biochar as an Ingredient for Compost Making
Where did 2017 go? Now that we are well into the New Year of 2018, this is the year I hope to be making even higher quality compost to spruce up my garden this spring. This article will be dedicated to the use of biochar as a “carbon” source for making the highest quality compost consisting of all the nutrients plants require and teaming them up with beneficial microbes (bacteria ...
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Quality Organic Fertilizers & Soil Amendments at an Affordable Price
Our health starts with our soil. If the soil in our farms and gardens is depleted of life because of chemical and fertilization, the food will be sterile and not healthy. They key to a healthy body, soul, and mind is organically grown food that is full of life. “When the things we put into our bodies are healthy, our bodies are able to utilize the nutrients with very little energy. This ...
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Restore Life to Your Soil With Vermaplex/Black Worm Castings
Farmers and gardeners alike are looking for ways to improve the health of their soil and ability to store water for drought relief. The United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service released its “Unlock the Secrets in the Soil” campaign, “leading the effort to get more farmers and ranchers to adopt soil health management systems for a ...
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How policies could help winegrowers adapt to climate change
Grapes are sensitive to small changes in temperature, rain and sunlight, meaning climate change will have implications for wine producers worldwide. This study assessed local vulnerabilities and adaptation strategies in two wineproducing areas in France. The findings may help growers to develop suitable methods of adapting to long-term climate change. Changes to climate are already having ...
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2016 Garden Show at Spruce Meadows
Calgary Horticultural Society Garden Show – Spruce Meadows – 2016 This past weekend (April 9-10), AirTerra sold biochar to about 100 avid gardeners who stopped by our booth. Two years ago in the same setting, AirTerra could only describe the benefits of biochar as our registration of the product was still in process with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). All that changed in ...
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Produce Safety Rule to Change the Way Fresh Fruit, Vegetables Are Grown and Handled
Ever since the Food Safety Modernization Act was signed into law in January 2011 and the act’s Produce Safety Rule was proposed two years later, fruit and vegetable growers have waited for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to finalize the regulations they will be expected to follow on the farm. Now that the FDA has done so — the final Produce Safety rule was printed in the ...
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Compost and climate change: a novel mitigation strategy?
Native soils are thought to take up more of the greenhouse gas methane than land used for farming. This study shows that, while agriculture can exert an adverse impact on soil methane uptake, the application of soil conditioners like compost may compensate for loss of the methane sink function. The researchers propose new land management strategies based on this finding. Agriculture has become ...
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Vermicompost leachate improves tomato seedling growth
Worldwide, drought conditions, extreme temperatures, and high soil saline content all have negative effects on tomato crops. These natural processes reduce soil nutrient content and lifespan, result in reduced plant growth and yield, and ultimately translate to lower profits for tomato producers. As an alternative to unsustainable practices such as the use of synthetic fertilizers, producers are ...
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Compacted urban soils improved with composts have long-term benefits for tree growth
Composting to compacted urban soils can provide a lasting effect that aids tree growth, new research indicates. Urban soils improved with added organic material are less compacted after five years compared with soils that have not been treated with organic composts, the study suggests. Urban soils are often compacted from the construction and repair of buildings, roads and pavements. Compacted ...
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Waste could fertilise food cost cuts
Researchers in the UK think they may have found a way to produce fertilisers that should cut farmers’ costs and at the same time boost some types of renewable energy. Their scheme, which involves using waste material from anaerobic digesters and ash from burnt biomass, would also cut fossil fuel use and save natural resources. The team, based at the Environment Centre at the University of ...
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US Composting Council Announces the 2015 International Compost Awareness Week Poster Contest – Call for Entries for Poster Design
The US Composting Council (USCC) is seeking entries for the annual International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) poster contest, incorporating this year’s theme, Be Loyal to Your Soil– Compost! The contest runs September 1 through November 15, 2014 and is open to anyone who wishes to share their artistic interpretation of compost and its ties to soil health. The winning poster will ...
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Ohio State Team Promotes Nature-based `ECO-farming`
A team of scientists and educators from Ohio State University’sCollege of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciencesnow spells farming with three extra letters. The group studies, demonstrates and teaches about what it calls “ECO-farming,” a new approach aimed at boosting a farm’s production and profits while shrinking its environmental footprint. “ECO-farming ...
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