by Deac Jones | Mar 13, 2018 | Biostimulants, Carbon Sequestration, Microbes, Organic Matter
I just returned from the Biocontrols Conference held just outside San Diego, in Carlsbad. This is the second time I’ve attended this conference, and it’s a very well run event. There was a panel discussion involving Materra Farming Company, Duncan Family Farms,...
by Deac Jones | Feb 7, 2018 | Microbes, Microbial Preparations, Phyto-Catalyst, Soil Biology, Soil Health
Healthy soils have a high rate of respiration. Soil respiration refers to the production of carbon dioxide by soil organisms. This includes respiration of plant roots, the rhizosphere, microbes and fauna. The concentrations of both O2 and CO2 are largely dependent on...
by Deac Jones | Jan 30, 2018 | Fungi, Soil Biology
The function of soil is to help grow crops by holding water and supplying nutrients. We all know how important it is to have soil that can “breathe.” The roots of a plant will die without oxygen. In a process that creates vital “spacing” in the soil, bacteria use glue...
by Deac Jones | Jan 22, 2018 | News
Hello Andaman Ag Blog Readers, I hope this finds you well and prospering! I have to apologize for sending out an aggregate sales email to everyone. I would much prefer to send you each an individual email, but that would require being chained to my desk/computer for...
by Deac Jones | Jan 16, 2018 | News, Soil Biology, Soil Health
Happy New Year! Andaman Ag would like to wish all of you a very successful new season! Maybe you saw the recent news about a California court stopping a state program that allowed pesticide spraying at schools, organic farms and backyards across California. The court...
