by Deac Jones | Jun 6, 2017 | Carbon Sequestration, Organics, photosynthesis, Recommended Links, Soil Biology
Last week, our newsletter focused on building soil carbon and its incredible impact on soil and crop health. Interestingly enough, I saw an article dated May 31 in California Today titled “To Fight Climate Change, Heal the Ground.” The article goes on to say, “The...
by Deac Jones | May 30, 2017 | Organics, Soil Biology
Imagine if someone invented machines that could pull carbon out of the atmosphere — machines that were incredibly inexpensive, autonomous, and solar powered, too. Wouldn’t that be great? Well, we already have these devices — they’re called plants. Unfortunately,...
by Deac Jones | May 23, 2017 | Soil Biology
Can improved profitability and soil health be connected in an obvious way? Well, the answer is likely no, but it’s still worth real consideration. There are so many factors that go into farming that it’s challenging to place each grower in a single bucket. Each farm...
by Deac Jones | May 16, 2017 | Biostimulants, Foliar Fertilizers, Root Exudation, Soil Biology
When I first starting advocating for the use of foliar fertilizers around 2005, many growers did not share my perspective that building better soils coupled with the use of foliar fertilizers was the most expeditious way to get crop production moving in the right...
by Deac Jones | May 9, 2017 | News
A few weeks go we presented newsletters addressing ways to improve fruit set. Getting a good bloom and fruit set is critical. I’ve always made the analogy that prior to fruit set it’s all about the “mother,” or getting the plant as healthy as possible. After fruit...
