Plant Nutrition
Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference early registration ending soon
Early registration is ending soon for the Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference. Participants are urged to register by Dec. 9 to receive discounted rates. The show, scheduled for Jan. 9-11 in Savannah, Georgia, is... more »
Improving soil health focus of Organic Grower Summit session
Regenerative agriculture practices align with organic standards, emphasizing climate-friendly practices and soil health. In 1985, a decade or so after he started farming, Scott Park realized something had to change. “We started realizing that our... more »
Clemson simplifying South Carolina grower organic transition
Clemson is working to help South Carolina growers more efficiently and easily transition to organic growing. Juan McAllister, a personal chef from Georgia, owns his grandfather’s farm in Effingham, South Carolina. He wants to grow... more »
FishPoop.com fertilizer gains OMRI status
Fish poop fertilizer has gained OMRI (Organic Materials Review Institute) certification. The fish poop organic fertilizer and soil conditioner is now a registered organic material. To attain the OMRI certification is to be defined across... more »
UF researchers examine science-backed fertilization rates
Years of University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) research yields in science-backed crop fertilization rates are being realized. In 2022, state funding made it possible for the UF/IFAS Nutrient Management Program (NMP)... more »
ProGro achieves OMRI Certification soil inoculant
OMRI, the Organic Materials Review Institute, is a non-profit institution that evaluates and certifies a product's supply chain as a fully organic production chain. ProGro BIO was notified by OMRI on Sept. 13 that its... more »
Study: Human urine could be used as fertilizer
Bacterial communities in soil are as resilient to human urine as synthetic fertilizers – making recycling the bodily fluid as a fertilizer for agricultural crops a viable proposition, according to a new study. Scientists discovered... more »
Nitrogen fertilizer OMRI listed for organic use
A commercial 10-0-0 nitrogen fertilizer from Bion Environmental Technologies is now OMRI listed for organic use. Bion’s patented Ammonia Recovery System (ARS) captures nitrogen from manure that would otherwise be lost to the environment and... more »
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Home gardening trend surveyed
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Controversial filling requirement reinstated
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