EcoFarm Aotearoa Blog
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Our system has evolved from a lifetime of practical farming experience combined with soil sciences developed by Dr. William Albrecht and the work of many other biology, physics, and chemistry researchers from around the world. We have developed a soil management program designed to enhance the function of soil, soil biology, and plants.
EcoFarm Aotearoa Blog
1y ago
Its Autumn here in New Zealand and we are currently doing a road trip round the South Island catching up with existing customers along with meeting lots of new ones. The demand for Ecofarm Soil tests has increased considerably over the past year so here's a video showing you exactly what we do and how we collect a sample ..read more
EcoFarm Aotearoa Blog
1y ago
Check out our latest video (March 2022 - Mid Autumn in NZ Even after a period of little rain the farm is looking great and the carbon is still incresaeing ..read more
EcoFarm Aotearoa Blog
1y ago
This video is a real gem. Its is by Dr Zach Bush (bio below). In the video you will hear the amazing correlation between what we as farmers put on the soil and the health of the people. This video is very complimentary to the information available in our book "An Ecofarmers Discovery" https://www.ecofarmaotearoa.nz/book ..read more
EcoFarm Aotearoa Blog
1y ago
We are heading out of summer into the autumn and as farmers our minds turn to fertiliser, drying the cows off, saving pasture and a myriad of other jobs which are all pretty much in line with getting the best of this season but really focusing on next season.Often we are side tracked by ..read more
EcoFarm Aotearoa Blog
1y ago
Ocean water has a pH of over 8.0 and in that environment aluminium forms hydroxides. These hydroxides are relatively inactive. This process is demonstrated when a bright new aluminium boat is placed into ocean water. The aluminium surface reacts to produce hydroxides and oxides which form a protective layer on the hull. Aluminium, in soils ..read more
EcoFarm Aotearoa Blog
1y ago
Im going to tell a story, one that I hope you read to the end as, no matter what youre doing now in whatever job retired, at school whatever, this story affects you every day and its one that can have a happy ending for all of us. Back in the 70s and ..read more
EcoFarm Aotearoa Blog
1y ago
Silica: One of the most misunderstood elements in agriculture. Silica otherwise known as Silicon dioxide (Si02) makes up 59% of the earths crust and is the main constituent of more than 95% of known rocks. In agriculture there has been much recent research into Silica and Silicic Acid and their effects in plant production. My ..read more
EcoFarm Aotearoa Blog
1y ago
A colleague reminded me of an article Charles Walters wrote about Silica and the Ocean back in June 2007. When I read it I had to agree with so much of what he had written but it also raised many more questions. One of the many mysteries with Silica are its diverse properties and those ..read more
EcoFarm Aotearoa Blog
1y ago
Bulk density and total soil organic carbon tests are part of the specification of our soil testing protocol. Our testing protocol is designed to meet the requirements for baseline soil organic carbon testing. This protocol maps, measures and calculates the total soil organic carbon in the soil. This information is reported on our Soil organic ..read more
EcoFarm Aotearoa Blog
1y ago
Do these products and services impact on each other agricultural business farming systems ..read more