by Earthcrew | Jun 29, 2018 | Root development and fertilizer
Microbial Fertilizers The Next Green Frontier; managing the invisible microbial community Soil is a living factory of macroscopic and microscopic workers who require food resources and habitat to do their work. In the plant world beneficial microbes living in and on a...
by Earthcrew | Mar 27, 2018 | Sustainable Development
Seawater in Greenhouses The issue of water scarcity and the economic impact of water shortage on small scale farmers is a reality in many developing countries. Water is one of the most important elements needed by plants to naturally germinate and grow. In case of...
by Earthcrew | Mar 27, 2018 | Sustainability Data
Natural Coastal Kelp Forests are Disappearing around the Globe In northern California, a series of events that began several years ago has destroyed the once-magnificent bull kelp forests along hundreds of miles of coastline. A brief shutdown of upwelling cycles left...
by Earthcrew | Mar 18, 2018 | Case Studies
Put Down that Big Mac. You Need a Big MAC. Your grandkids will thank you. When you bite into a Big Mac, you’re getting a lot. Those famed two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions and sesame seed buns pack a whopping 540 calories, mostly...
by Earthcrew | Mar 7, 2018 | Animal Production Systems, Sustainable Supply Chain
Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road? To Pick Up Some Biochar Biochar the valuable carbon reef for housing microbial ecosystems in soil. It’s been a month since we last extolled the virtues of biochar as a crop-boosting soil steroid. But did you know that in addition to...
by Earthcrew | Feb 28, 2018 | Case Studies, Sustainable Development
Plastic Bags How kicking a BAG HABIT can save a coral reef an ocean away On January first of this year, shoppers in Long Island’s Suffolk County woke up to a sobering reality — a five-cent fee for all single-use carry-out bags. The fee (a first-of-its-kind in New...
by Earthcrew | Feb 20, 2018 | Sustainability Data, Sustainable Development
If you think nitrogen is for the birds, you don’t know poop. Here’s something to tweet about. If there is truth to the superstition that bird poop is good luck, imagine the bonanza or good fortune that can be found in over 99 million metric tons of the stuff....
by Earthcrew | Feb 15, 2018 | Animal Production Systems
Phytogenic Feed Additives (PFA’s) Key Additives in Animal Production Performance and meat quality improvements stemming from phytogenic feed additive application are key to better economic results. Plant-based compounds are known to have a narrow range of...
by Earthcrew | Feb 13, 2018 | Case Studies
Land Reclamation is Converting Dirt Back to the Soil They say without love a house is not a home. And without essential microbes and carbon, what was once thick, rich soil is… Just Dirt! Unfortunately the processes that strip fertile soil have been occurring in the...
by Earthcrew | Jan 31, 2018 | Sustainable Development, Sustainable Supply Chain
Biochar the valuable carbon reef for housing microbial ecosystems in soil. At Earthcrew we can never say enough about the critical importance of Biochar, which we believe is the most critical aspect of agriculture today in providing long-term sustainability of our...
