Under the soil surface is a complex, busy new world in itself.  When we take a closer look underneath the soil layer we see more than just dirt, we find new life, important micro organism life.  Without that micro organism life existing in the soil, life on earth would not exist.  Why you may ask?  If you go back to the basics of where everything around us comes from, we would see that it all had something to do with or had been invloved directly or indirectly from the soil.  Plastics, minerals, metals, wood, food and even milk and milk products obtained from the cows that eat the grass that grows from the soil. Even our precious air from the plants that grow on our planet, the rains which create our fresh water sources. As a matter of fact you could fill this Website with many more of our every day things.

Healthy fresh smelling soil is made from Aerobic (with air) bacteria (micro organisms).

They are also called the beneficial bacteria that are responsible for breaking down the organic matter in the soil into useable forms for the plant to pick up. Our SUPER HUME™ will help them become more available for the plant to pick up.  They are also responsible for the nitrogen cycle to become complete during the nitrification stage.
 

That is where the ammonia changes to the nitrate form which is the only form the plant can use. These bacteria must be present for nitrification to occur successfully. Also,  without these bacteria you will have little to no crop residue break down. This means last years crop waste - stalks, leaves, hulls or roots will be seen in the following years crop. 

Why is it important for crop residue to breakdown for the following years crop? Well, look at it this way. You placed your money into feeding those stalks, leaves, hulls or roots, with last year's fertilizers.  (They contain a vast supply of nutrients that costs money to replace.  It is like throwing away free fertilizer.)  Aerobic bacteria also converts organic matter from this crop residue.  An example of how much nutrients properly fertile soil (Organic matter with aerobic bacteria) can contain:

If the organic matter is allowed to degrade, then traditional fertilizers would need to be purchased to supply the crop due to lost organic matter nitrogen.  The soil  also contains other mineral particles such as potassium, phosphorus, magnesium and several other minor elements.  Without proper soil management those minerals will never become available to the plant.  Also once the soil is balanced in fertility and in proper ratios.  Each foliar spray application will allow the roots of the plant to release organic acids which will break down minerals and nutrients so the plant can uptake them in the proper form.

When soils are low in organic matter they will definitely be subjected to erosion in one form or another.   The eroded soils typically contains about three times more nutrients than the soil that is left behind.  When the soils are not managed properly, so much is lost in way of free energy provided by the soil.  The root of any problem begins at it's foundation, agriculture is no exception to this rule.  If the foundation is not properly adjusted, the entire crop cycle will suffer. The farmer will always be forced to face new problems that result from a poor start and he will always play catch up.  Without the proper foundation, food will also continue to be grown without the nutritional values of previous years.

For any one organization to properly manage crops via the soil foundation, they must begin with the knowledge of the soil condition through a soil test.  The farmer must know where he stands in order to gain success from his crop.
 

Soils will always have to be fed in one way or another via manuring, crop rotation, composting, crop residue degradation or via quality fertilizers. But the days of placing tons of fertilizer per acre/hectare are no longer necessary with the innovated technologies gained today. Leaders in future global trade of food commodities will be the ones who can understand these problems and apply the simple technologies to correct them.