Why Supplement?   The natural crop covering the bulk of South Africa’s arable lands is basically a natural grass savannah. Since the beginning of time this vegetation and its supporting soils have been in perfect balance.   The advent of commercial farming has changed all of that. Large tracts of the country are now covered by non-indigenous, high value crops ranging from vegetables to permanent crops to grain. Our soils were never made to support these crops; there are simply not enough mineral elements, organic carbon, or soil life. The shortage of mineral elements has been largely solved with the addition of commercial fertilisers.   That leaves us with the challenges of solving the shortages of organic carbon and beneficial life in the soils. Long-term solutions lie with the farmer who needs to introduce good tillage practices, to rebuild his soils using organic materials, and to reduce the amount of synthetic chemicals and fertilisers applied. Short-term solutions include the supplementation of our Genesis® Leonardite Humates (addressing the carbon shortage) plus our range of microbial products such as Landbac®, Waterbac®, Biostart® and DPress® which correct the lack of soil microbes. This program rapidly builds up the entire soil food-chain allowing crops to maximise their potential.   Microbial Solutions’ products are all soil inoculants, and as such improve the quality of the soil regardless of the crop being grown. Indeed that is the point of our existence, because anything planted in good soils will grow well.   The use of our products increases all microbial activity which automatically decreases many common root diseases and soil pests such as nematodes. The increased uptake of nutrients and fertilisers in the soil often lead to considerable input-cost reductions. Microbial activity reduces compaction not only further increasing growth, but also significantly reducing the amount of effort required to work the lands – most farmers report significant savings on diesel usage and find they can do the same job with smaller, less expensive tractors and implements.   It is the smart way to farm, and it is organic.                                      YOUR ORGANOSCIENCE PARTNER                          MICROBIAL SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD © Copyright 2009 All rights reserved