by Deac Jones | Aug 16, 2018 | Creative Ag, Microbes, News
I remember reading about a brainstorming session where the group was trying to reduce egg breakage in a packing facility and after a lot of discussion that went nowhere, one group member threw up her hands and said, “Why can’t the chickens just do a better job?” And...
by Deac Jones | Jul 31, 2018 | News
Veraison is the critical shift in the grapevine’s physiology from vegetative to reproductive growth, as the vine begins to dedicate its resources to maturing the fruit. This critical point is when all the “quality” goes into the fruit – sugars...
by Deac Jones | Jul 27, 2018 | Biostimulants, Foliar Fertilizers
Biostimulants are part of the new agriculture taking shape as we’re discovering the power of combining materials to achieve superior results. Biostimulants aren’t fertilizers but they play a considerable role in assisting plants in many positive ways, from nutrient...
by Deac Jones | Jul 24, 2018 | Creative Ag, Soil Biology, Soil Health, Soil Metabolism, Sustainable Growing Solutions, LLC
Many aspects of organic production remain poorly understood. Researchers from the University of California Cooperative Extension and UC Davis looked at the transformations of N that occur in the soil and organic amendments/fertilizers that ultimately produce plant...
by Deac Jones | Jun 27, 2018 | Soil Health
As plants gather energy from their “soil panels” and exudate, or secrete, that energy through their root systems into the soil, microorganisms use this energy to improve soil fertility. Root exudation is a fundamental process in building organic matter in our soils,...
