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Does Fertilizer Harm Soil Microbes?

Microbes in the soil are important to the nourishment of plants. Many of them facilitate the chemical conversions and physical transport needed to make nutrients available. Some people claim that soil microbes should supply all the nutrients needed by plants. Some also claim that applying soluble forms of plant nutrients harms the biology in the soil and reduces its […]

Reminder: Check Out Ron Small on Field Day

Don’t Forget to check out Ron Small on Field Day Friday, August 16 10am Eastern time and 9am Central. Field Day will be located at Ron Small’s farm in Monroe City, Indiana. For more information contact Terry Preeb at (765) 918-4769 or Josh Collins at (812) 677-047. Feel free to contact Pro-Soil as well at […]

Beneficial Microorganisms for Soil Quality and a More Sus­tainable Agriculture

Pro-Soil products can help you shift the microbio­logical equilibrium to enhance soil quality and the yield and quality of crops. Crop growth and develop­ment are closely related to the nature of the soil microflora, especially those in close proximity to plant roots, i.e. the rhizosphere. Thus, it will be difficult to overcome the limitations of […]

Beneficial and Effective Microorganisms for a Sustainable Agriculture

Agriculture, in a broad sense, is not an enterprise which leaves everything to nature without intervention. Rather it is a human activity in which the farmer attempts to integrate certain agroecological factors and produc­tion inputs for optimum crop production. Thus, it is reasonable to assume that farmers should be interested in ways and means of […]

Increase Crop Yields: Preserve Natural Resources

We offer natural soil nutrition and liquid plant food products that enhance the effects of fertilizer and stimulate plant growth for a reason. The excessive erosion of topsoil from farmland  caused  by  intensive  tillage  and row-crop production has caused extensive soil  degradation  and  also  contributed   to the pollution  of both surface waters and groundwater. Organic […]

Increase Crop Yields: Effective Microorganisms

Pro-soil is interested in helping farmers increase crop yield. Our healthy soil products and an increased knowledge about effective microorganisms and their role can help accomplish this goal. Read on to find out more. The  concept   of  Effective  Microor­ganisms  (EM) was  developed  by Profes­ sor  Teruo  Higa,  University  of  the Ryukyus,   Okinawa,  Japan.  EM consists […]

Increasing Crop Yields: What do living organisms do in the rhizosphere?

Pro-soil is interested in helping farmers increase crop yield. Our healthy soil products and an increased knowledge about living organisms do in the rhizosphere can help accomplish this goal. Read on to find out more. The rhizosphere is a center of intense biological activity due to the food supply provided by the root exudates. Bacteria, […]

Upcoming Pro Soil Company meetings

Feb. 25-28 Pennsylvania/Maryland Contact: Lynn Hoover 717/580-1458 Mar. 1-16 Indiana/Illinois/Ohio/Kentucky Indiana: Terry Priebe 765-918-4769 Steve Holtzleiter 765-499-1300 Ohio: Mark Schmitmeyer 937-417-5876 Illinois/Kentucky: Josh Collins 812-677-0473 For Idaho, Utah, Oregon and Washington contact: Matt Bigler 775-843-4056 Ryon Murray 208-421-5558