BIOACTIVE SOiILS KNOWLEDGE
BioActive Soils Products focus on benefiting the soil, plants, animals and the environment by adding living microbes directly to the soil creating a high functioning soil ecosystem.
Knowledge Posts
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Reading Your Pasture
At BioActive Soils, we always use independent herbage test reports done by an internationally accredited laboratory to create a tailored recipe-based fertilisation programme for your farm. That way you have…
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A leading NZ Soil Scientists Perspective
Apart from not seeing a property, it’s difficult to be able to make an informed comment on soil tests for a number of reasons including: A more accurate interpretation of…
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Why Mycelium is Important
Mycelium is the vegetative part of a fungus or fungus-like bacterial colony consisting of a mass of braiding, thread like hyphae. Mycelia are of vital importance to the soil as…
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Soil Biology And Health
Soil is a living system, and 90% of soil functions are biologically driven - so organic matter and living organisms are responsible for the majority of what soil does
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Moisture Retention
Creating a healthy soil profile provides better water holding capacity. Building humus (active carbon) in the soil by just 1% results in 4 litres of water holding capacity per cubic…
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Plant Nutrition and Growth
There are approximately 15 elements (apart from hydrogen and carbon) that are all important to complete a plant diet.
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Animal Health
There is a lot of documented evidence that livestock grazing on healthy pastures and crops benefit greatly through a nutrient-dense diet.
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Disease And Pest Pressure Relief
This is a complex topic however one fact is generally true - Most insects do not attack healthy plants, rather they look for signals coming from unhealthy plants.
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The Environment
Highly functional soils are critical to the long-term sustainability of modern agriculture. The 5 main functions of soil include:
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Reducing Plant Nitrogen Addiction
Nitrogen fertilisers affect soil biology- if the entire amount of nitrogen that a crop needs is added to the soil at planting time
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Maximising Yields and Farm Productivity
There are many ways a high-functioning fertilisation programme can benefit the return on your investment.
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Benefits of Earthworms
A healthy population of earthworms is a good indicator of the right soil conditions for plant growth.
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Soil Microbes
90% of nutrient and water uptake by plant roots is cycled through a soil organism before becoming plant available.
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