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Cutting Fertilizer, Growing More: How Holganix Helps Elkins Farms Thrive
A Fourth-Generation Legacy After applying Holganix Bio 800+, an agronomist for Knob View Dairy Farm, pulled farmer, Chad Elkins aside. “He asked me, ‘...
Ritu Patel | October 2, 2025
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Build Soil, Build Legacy: The Profitable Power of Year-Round Soil Health
What if your soil could do more than grow crops – what if it could build your legacy? American farmers are turning to soil health not just to reduce c...
David Stark, Ph.D. | September 4, 2025
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Welcome to Holganix
Welcome to Holganix If you’ve checked out our website, socials, or anything else Holganix lately, you might have noticed—we’ve got a fresh new look. T...
Ritu Patel | August 18, 2025
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Eight Reasons To Be Grateful For Farmers
U.S. President Thomas Jefferson once stated, "Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the most independen...
Kaitlyn Ersek | August 13, 2025
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Holganix Bio 800+ Thrive: Optimizing Soil Health Year-Round
This week’s blog comes from Holganix’s Marketing Specialist, Ritu Patel. As a liaison between quality control, science, and marketing, Ritu is passion...
Ritu Patel | August 13, 2025
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Grow Smarter: The Agronomic Edge of Bio 800+
In today’s farming economy, the pressure is on to do more with less. More yield, more sustainability, more resilience, with fewer inputs, tighter marg...
Kendall Kirschbaum | July 31, 2025
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Webinar: Lessons From The Field - Grower Roundtable
Ever wonder what your fellow farmers are doing differently this season, and what’s actually working? Join us for a live grower roundtable webinar wher...
Ritu Patel | July 10, 2025
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Scouting for Success - Identifying Early Signs of Stress & Deficiency
As every grower knows, catching stress early can be the difference between protecting yield and losing it. But how do you know what to look for and wh...
Ritu Patel | June 26, 2025
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Soil Biology at Work - What’s Happening Beneath the Soil
What’s really going on beneath your soil surface, and how does it impact crop performance? This summer, Holganix invites you to join David Stark, Holg...
Ritu Patel | June 12, 2025
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Show Us Your Roots! Holganix 12th Annual Roots Competition
Roots are the foundation for thriving crops! What do your roots look like? We are excited to announce that the Holganix 12th Annual Roots Competition ...
Ritu Patel | June 5, 2025
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A Sweet Tribute to Our Holganix Moms: The Women Who Do It All
At Holganix, we believe moms are the original multitaskers, caretakers, and changemakers. Whether they’re running a household, managing a business, or...
Ritu Patel | May 8, 2025
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Holganix Greater Green Goal [2025 Update]
This Earth Day, Holganix is celebrating the incredible progress we've made towards our Greater Greener Goal. We are especially grateful to the entire ...
Ritu Patel | April 17, 2025
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Things To Do Before Planting Season Starts: Insights from Missouri Farmers
As planting season approaches, farmers everywhere begin preparations to ensure they’re ready for a successful crop year. Proper planning and timely ac...
Ritu Patel | April 10, 2025
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25 Reasons To Be Thankful for Healthier Soil In 2025
As Earth Day approaches, we at Holganix are taking a moment to reflect on the immense value of healthy soils. Whether you're in agriculture or turfgra...
Kaitlyn Ersek | April 3, 2025
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Soil Erosion - 5 Videos You need to Watch
Are you aware that 33% of the world's soil has already been degraded, and more than 90% could face degradation by 2050 due to soil erosion? The Food a...
Kaitlyn Ersek | March 27, 2025
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Building Soil Health With Holganix [Webinar]
Are you looking to enhance the soil health on your farm? It’s no secret that soil health is important! And for those looking to maximize the health of...
Ritu Patel | March 13, 2025
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Welcoming New Faces & Exploring New Opportunities at Holganix
At Holganix, we believe that great people drive great impact. As we continue to expand our mission revolutionizing soil health, we’re excited to welco...
Kaitlyn Ersek | February 20, 2025
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Holganix Soil Health Journey - Insights From Innovative Farmers [Webinar]
Are you curious about how innovative farmers are transforming their soil health? At Holganix, we understand the importance of soil health in building ...
Ritu Patel | February 13, 2025
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What We Learned at FARMCON 2025
FARMCON 2025 was an absolute hit. If you’re not familiar, FARMCON is run by the Van Trump family and they’ve built this event into more than just a co...
Kaitlyn Ersek | January 30, 2025
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6 New Winter Webinars Workshops Launched
Are you ready to learn something new? We just launched six new webinar workshops, debuting over the winter, across multiple industries. Each workshop ...
Ritu Patel | January 23, 2025
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Reflecting on 2024: Holganix's Milestones in Agriculture
This week’s blog comes from Holganix’s Marketing Events & Campaign Specialist, Maddie Malone. A creative strategist and steadfast soil health advo...
Maddie Malone | January 16, 2025
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Benerget Greenhouses: Vivacious Poinsettias with 30% Less Fungicides
“When it comes to snake oil, I’ve seen it all!” explains Denny Benerget, owner of Benerget Greenhouses. With 40 years in the business, and a family an...
Kaitlyn Ersek | December 19, 2024
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Gratitude & Reflection: A Message from Barrett Ersek, CEO of Holganix
A letter and video message by Holganix CEO, Barrett Ersek. As Thanksgiving approaches, it’s a time to pause, reflect, and express gratitude for the bl...
Barrett Ersek | November 22, 2024
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8 Reasons To Be Grateful For Farmers
Thomas Jefferson once stated, “Cultivators of the earth [Farmers] are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the most independent, an...
Kaitlyn Ersek | November 7, 2024
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Navigating Carbon Projects: A Farmer’s Guide to Choosing the Right Path
This week’s blog comes from Holganix’s Business Development Manager, Alex Faust. Alex is laser-focused on carbon markets, corporate sustainability, an...
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Alex Faust | October 24, 2024
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Seven Spooktacular Soil Microbes
Our blog subscribers already know that we have a passion for soil microbes. We’ve spent dozens if not hundreds of blog articles talking about how leve...
Kaitlyn Ersek | October 10, 2024
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Digging Into The Results: Insights From Our Soil Health Tour
Our recent summer and fall soil health tours took us to various locations across the country, where we conducted comprehensive soil health testing for...
Maddie Malone | September 26, 2024
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Your Carbon & Your Cash: 8 key Terms Every Farmer Should know
In today’s agricultural landscape, carbon is more than just a climate buzzword—it's a critical ingredient that impacts everything from soil health to ...
Kaitlyn Ersek | September 19, 2024
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Improving Fertilizer Efficiency and Soil Health at Hedgerow Farms
Located in California’s Sacramento Valley, Hedgerow Farms specializes in producing high-quality seed of origin-known, wildland collected, California n...
Kaitlyn Ersek | September 5, 2024
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Reviewing Results - Join Us On Our Fall Soil Health Tour
Holganix is on the road again for our fall Soil Health Tour, offering customers and their neighbors (in select locations) the opportunity to learn mor...
Kaitlyn Ersek | August 27, 2024
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Digging Into Crop Residue: The Role of Soil Microbes [Webinar]
Are crop residue problems holding you back? Ready to boost your soil health and maximize planter performance? Crop residue management is a critical pr...
Kaitlyn Ersek | August 15, 2024
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Holganix Bio 800+ Breakdown: Enhance Planter Performance and Breakdown Crop Residue
Break down your crop residue and enhance your fertilizer investment with Holganix Bio 800+ Breakdown. Our product offering is ideal for farmers lookin...
Kaitlyn Ersek | August 8, 2024
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Year-Round Soil Health Unlocks Year-Round Farm Profitability
Maintaining healthy soil throughout the year is the key to unlocking consistent profitability on your farm. By focusing on soil health, we can improve...
David Stark, Ph.D., Molecular Biologist and President of Agriculture at Holganix | August 1, 2024
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10 Factors That Contribute To Crop Residue Breakdown
From building soil health to protecting your fertilizer investment, there are lots of reasons to leave residue on your fields. But, too much residue c...
Kaitlyn Ersek | July 18, 2024
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Cover Crops for Soil Health: How Holganix Accelerates Key Benefits and Unlocks Financial Incentives for Farmers
According to SARE, more than 15.4 million acres of cover crops were planted in 2017, marking a 50% increase over five years. This rapid adoption is dr...
Kaitlyn Ersek | July 11, 2024
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6 New Summer Webinar Workshops Launched
Are you ready to learn something new? We just launched six new webinar workshops and a series of in-person learning events. Each workshop is approxima...
Kaitlyn Ersek | June 27, 2024
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Supporting our Growers with Fast, Low-Cost Data Acquisition Tools
This week’s blog comes from Austin Hausmann, Holganix’s Chief Technology Officer and a member of Holganix’s leadership team. Over the past 15 years, A...
Kaitlyn Ersek | June 20, 2024
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Show Us Your Roots!
Roots are the foundation for thriving crops! What do your roots look like? Holganix is excited to announce that our 11th annual Roots Competition has ...
Kaitlyn Ersek | June 6, 2024
3 min readSoil Health Testing For You - Join Us On Our Summer Soil Tour
Holganix is hitting the road this summer to kick off our Soil Health Tour, offering customers and their neighbors (in select locations) the opportunit...
Kaitlyn Ersek | May 9, 2024
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THREE Benefits Of Using HGX Pro Bio 800+ Bloom
Whether you are the owner of a lawn care company looking to add an additional revenue source, or a golf course superintendent looking to boost the loo...
Kaitlyn Ersek | May 2, 2024
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A Seat At The Table: Inviting American Farmers to Engage on Carbon
This week’s blog comes from Tim Weaver, Holganix’s Chief Strategy Officer and a member of Holganix’s leadership team. Tim is laser-focused on policy, ...
Tim Weaver | April 25, 2024
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Holganix Greater Green Goal [2024 Update]
This Earth Day, Holganix is especially grateful to the entire Holganix community for helping us make leaps and bounds against our greater greener goal...
Kaitlyn Ersek | April 18, 2024
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Holganix Expands Production Capacity With Opening Of Two New Manufacturing Facilities
Holganix is thrilled to announce the expansion of its production capacity with the opening of two new plants. With a new location in the Kansas City r...
Kaitlyn Ersek | April 11, 2024
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Support Future Growers: Help Holganix Donate Up To $10,000 To FFA
We're kicking off a month of GIVING and we need your help! At Holganix, we declare April to be GRATITUDE month and we want to celebrate you and your s...
Kaitlyn Ersek | April 4, 2024
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5 Types of Soil Microbes to Nurture Plant and Soil Health
Several years ago, we wrote a blog post that featured the "Top 5 COOLEST Soil Microbes Ever". The response from the Holganix community has been overwh...
Kaitlyn Ersek | March 29, 2024
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Holganix Awarded $3.45M by USDA as Part of FPEP Program
“We are truly grateful to the USDA for selecting Holganix as a recipient for its Fertilizer Product Expansion Program,” states Barrett Ersek, CEO and ...
Kaitlyn Ersek | March 21, 2024
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Get Ahead of Unpredictable Spring With Holganix Bio 800+ Agriculture
As the El Niño winter descends across the corn and soy belt, weather forecasts point to a different, and less predictable, spring. This means getting ...
Kaitlyn Ersek | March 8, 2024
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Growing Success: Farmers Share Their Holganix Bio 800+ Journey
With Holganix Bio 800+ products, “we get high yields and reduced residue issues in the springtime,” explains Tim Varilek, third generation farmer in S...
Kaitlyn Ersek | February 22, 2024
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Getting to the ROOT of the problem at Ed Smith Stadium
When you become head groundskeeper for a world-class baseball field, you don’t expect it to be built on top of a landfill. But, for Dan Thomas’ Ed Smi...
Kaitlyn Ersek | February 2, 2024
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Holganix Bio 800 Agriculture: Build Soil Health And Improve Crop Resilience Against Stress
At Holganix, our sole mission is soil health. We believe in nourishing the farms and fields in a way that returns nature to farmland for better growin...
Kaitlyn Ersek | January 25, 2024
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