BeCrop soil testing. Photo: BiomeMakers

Demystifying biological inputs

A new partnership brings science-based field data to ag input listings to help growers sort fact from fiction

Biome Makers’ BeCrop Trials system measures changes in the soil microbiome after a product is applied. While the AgList/Biome Makers badge doesn’t validate efficacy, it signals a product has been through third-party field trials.

Adding biologicals to the soil doesn’t always work in the field, so a better approach could be altering the plant genome to work in synergy with soil microbes, a plant scientist and soil microbiology expert from the University of Kansas says.


Ways to improve the microbiome

Scientists consider how we could better support relationships between plants, soil and microbes

Glacier FarmMedia — The hyperbole around biologicals and what they can do for crop production sounds like 10 million crickets in a suburban backyard. There’s a lot of noise around biologicals, and for good reason. Soil contains millions of bacteria, fungi and other microbes that perform vital functions for plants. As a result, global agri-science […] Read more