Category: Case Studies
The reports of what we did and found across a number of crops
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Bracewell pasture trials, significantly increasing Dry Matter with BioBooster
Bio-Booster, Sea Minerals and Humic acid were applied on two properties to sections of native pastures that had not been grazed One treated area showed increased growth and leaf Brix readings. Additionally, chicory seeded with the Bio-Booster show larger plants and flowers. The second trial on a nearby property was mulched, with the grazier reporting…
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Scientific Evidence of the Benefits of applying Sea Minerals to Pasture
The trial in the abstract below focussed on the interaction between soil microbiology and plants, a key interest of this website. The trial addressed Pasture Dieback, a major challenge in Queensland grazing industries, the causes of which are still unknown. Sea minerals were applied to pasture to measure their potential to improve yield, quality, taste…
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Bigger Peanuts, how restoring soil biology led to a marked increase in Jumbo grade nut size
Humic acid and Liquid Sea Minerals were applied to peanuts. At harvest, the fruit weight was increased by 10%. By supplying soil biology foods, the soil structure and nutrient availability improved, thereby allowing larger nuts to be produced. Bio-Booster was not used in this trial. The Trial The trial was conducted near Bundaberg in 2020.…
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Grass Measurement Posts
Grass measuring posts can be used to show increased pasture growth, if any. Taking photos from the same position over a period of time is one reliable way of finding out. Improvement in pasture quality is shown by cattle consistently showing preference for one plot over the other. This too can be recorded on photos and/or in…
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Summary of Case Studies
This is a summary of all our tests on commercial farms. The surprise to us was that all responses were fairly quick and showed possible profits from the first crop. Equally, we have not yet had a failure to get a good response to our many small ‘Look and See’ experiments in our and friends’…
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Saving Macadamia Trees, the deadly cost of transplanting trees without their soil biology
In mid-April 2020, 11 young macadamia trees had been transplanted to the Bundaberg Botanical Gardens. These trees are a subspecies of Macadamia jansenii, as are the commercially grown ones. They are being grown to ensure that all genetics of the native macadamia tree are preserved, not just the commercial ones. Holes were dug, the trees…
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From 30 steers to 90, how Brent tripled his farm’s carrying capacity in 20 years
This is the story of Brent Lashford ’s change to regenerative grazing, starting in 2000. Brent bought his property in the Machine Creek area behind Mt Larcom, Qld, 25 years ago, after looking around for 18 months. That included getting to know and learning from people like Peter Andrews and others who have pioneered natural…
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Improving Soybean Yield by 9% with Bio-Booster and Humic Acid and Sea minerals
Bio-Booster, plus a 50-50 mix of humic acid and sea minerals, was applied to soybeans to test for any effects on yield and soil in two paddocks. The Bio-Booster is an extremely high concentration of living soil biology based on a wide range of locally-sourced soil biology and was ‘grown’ on farm. (See our guides…
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Growing Avocados, a demonstration of increasing bin weight with Humic Acid and Sea Minerals
Building Soil Carbon Nature’s way is, amongst other things, about diversity in the soil biology and feeding it with what that needs. They require more elements than what artificial fertilisers provide. One source of the most complete range is the sea where anything that has been washed away finishes up. Sea minerals are being harvested…