Drought Microbials

Drought Microbials

David Sparks Ph.D.
David Sparks Ph.D.
As the implications of prolonged drought continue to threaten agricultural productivity throughout the Western United States, growers must adapt new regimens and techniques to overcome water shortages and continue to produce healthy, nutrient dense crops. A company called Bio S.I. produces microbial blends that penetrate damaged soils to improve water retention and unlock nutrients that would otherwise be trapped in the rootzone. Microbial products produced by Bio S.I. Technology are not experimental; they have been used effectively in the U.S. and globally for more than twenty years. Europe has been using microbial products for more than 70 years. Microbial products are proving to be a viable aid to farming and other industries as well. The future for these products is bright and just beginning as we learn more about microbes, what they do, how they do the things they do, but most importantly, we are learning how to work with them to improve soil, help plants produce better, and to help control many diseases which reduces costs.Here is agricultural research and development company Bio S.I. spokesperson and molecular biologistTodd Spigener: "What we have seen over the past few years is that the organic fraction of the soil is diminished, so if you can find a way of rebuilding that organic fraction in your soil, that increases the nutrient holding capacity and the water holding capacity within that soil."
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