Has anyone used a ready to mix compost extract such as bio 5

Landon Bork

Jan 18 | 08:36 PM

Has anyone used a ready to mix compost extract such as bio 5 on dry land crop in an area that gets less than 20” of rainfall per year on average and seen any positive results? Wanting to cut back on commercial fert in our no till wheat, milo, and safflower.

Daniel Heilman

Mar 12 | 01:31 AM

I will be using a worm castings product this spring in furrow and across acres with foliar post emerge. It’ll be a temporary solution while preparing my own compost for extraction. Corn , soy, cereal grain, hay ground and perennial forage. 1-2 lbs per acre for extraction. This will be evaluated annually with Haney and PLFA, visual plant/root appraisal and brix testing. Those tests will dictate fertility needs. I’m wanting a more balanced soil microbial population. Heavily bacterial now. Have used some BioVante products and want a more diverse and fungal extract than commercially available products provide.

Todd Boesen

Jan 19 | 06:50 PM

I'm curious to try the pivot bio nitrogen seed treatment and see what that's all about as for the product you brought up I haven't even read on it. I'm not interested looking to create some extract compost tea from my own land and environment I think it could be a bigger boost then what you can buy from someone

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David Kruger

Jan 19 | 12:26 AM

Is that an inoculant with different soil microorganisms in it (bugs in a jar). I tried something like that 10+ years ago on some strip trials on wheat and saw no beneficial results. I don't remember the product name anymore. I am very skeptical of products like that ( fufu juice). Nothing replaces a natural healthy soil. If long term notill (more than 10 years) I wonder if you could cut back on fertilizer. We use about 120 units of nitrogen for 70 bushel yield goal in long term notill. We are in 26 inch rainfall area which may make a difference.