NutraFix Micronutrient Fertilizer is commercially available. Visit nutrafixsoils.com for more information on purchasing product. Edaphix, LLC also offers business and scientific consulting services. For more information, please contact consulting@edaphix.com. Additional Edaphix products are currently in development but not yet commercially available.
Unique fertilizer formulations that are low in typical NPK fertility and rich in micronutrients are applied to soil to provide for the robust growth of desirable grassland vegetation, especially perennial grasses, allowing them to outcompete invasive plants.
Edaphix’s Technologies replace lost nutrients in degraded soils. Replacement of nutrients accelerates the growth of perennial vegetation, improves soil structure, promotes infiltration and the growth of deep roots, adds organic matter, and allows plants to better withstand drought conditions.
Grasslands, prairies, or savannas cover 20-40% of the earth’s surface and are endangered by climate change, wildfires, conversion to farming or development, and invasive species. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/article/grasslands-explained/
The wildlife, watersheds, and people that live on the landscapes of the world’s grasslands are dependent on the economic output from rangelands used for livestock production, wildlands that conserve wild birds and animals, and watersheds that serve as sources of drinking water. Our grasslands are at risk of increasing fire frequency, loss of agricultural productivity, losses of wildlife populations, and other hazards.
Edaphix’s products are made primarily from micronutrient fertilizers produced from naturally occurring minerals from the earth including iron, copper, zinc, boron, molybdenum, and manganese. Macronutrients Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium (NPK) have been added in addition to calcium, magnesium and sulfur.
These innovative technologies have a strong influence on the growth of perennial grasses that are more fire-resistant and stay green later in the season. Fire is a natural process that will never be prevented; however, the degradation of native grasslands has resulted in proliferation of weedy annual plants which accelerate the frequency and intensity of wildfires in the western U.S.
Oh yes. Anecdotally, both wildlife and livestock appear to prefer the nutrient-dense forage resulting from the Edaphix application.
New and highly effective products are under development. Stay tuned for more ground-breaking releases.
Product costs vary with rates of application and feedstock costs but are in the same range as conventional agricultural fertility products. Many of the micronutrients used in Edaphix’s products are traded in the open marketplace and subject to appreciable volatility (e.g. copper and zinc).
Not at this time. However, the decline of mineral content in food over the past 100 years suggests that broad-spectrum fertilizer application including micronutrients may be beneficial in improving food quality. Edaphix’s products are best aligned with the emerging Regenerative Agriculture sector which emphasizes soil health, organic matter build-up, use of perennial ground cover, cover crops and no-till methods.
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