The Holganix Blog
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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...
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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...
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Holganix Bio 800+ Breakdown: 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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...
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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...
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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, ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Holganix Case Study: Better Yields, 40% Less Fertilizer In Nebraska
"The first year I used Holganix Bio 800+ Agriculture, I had to recalibrate my yield monitor. I was that shocked at the results,” explains Tim Varilek,...
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Holganix Gratitude & Reflection
Letter and video message to the Holganix family by CEO & Founder, Barrett Ersek It has been a special year at Holganix, and from our family to you...
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NEW: 6 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 ...
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25 Reasons To Be Grateful For Soil: Why Soil Is Important?
This Thanksgiving Season, our team is taking a moment to pause and reflect on why we are grateful for soils, and specifically why healthy soils are so...
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Boosting Crop Health & Profitability with Holganix Bio 800 Agriculture
“If I were to sum it up, Holganix Bio 800+ requires fewer fertilizer inputs, more healthy crops, and more profit for the farmer,” explains Nick Vos. N...
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Maximizing Playability and Sustainability at Broken Sound Club
Shannon Easter, Director of Sustainability and Golf Maintenance at Broken Sound Golf Club has been using HGX Pro Bio 800+ Golf for 5 years now. Accord...
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How Soil Microbes Improve Fertilizer Efficiency
Did you know, last year the U.S. spent $18.6B (20.5M tons) on fertilizer? Over 60 percent of that fertilizer was used on corn, soybean, wheat, and cot...
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What Farmers Need To Know About Carbon Sequestration
Did you know, in some places, cultivated soils have lost up to 70 percent of their original carbon? Carbon loss is bad news for farmers. In general, c...
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Holganix Case Study: Healthy Soil, Healthier Lawn.
During the scorching summer months, maintaining that green coloring you desire can be tough. Often, a beautiful, lush, green lawn turns into a crispy ...
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Holganix Case Study: "Less Fertilizer. More Yield. Healthier Soils."
"I'm a fourth-generation farmer in West Point, Iowa. This year is the 104th year on the Mohrfeld family farm, which we received the Century award at t...
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The History of No-Till Farming
Thanks to well-documented research and agricultural innovations, no-till farming has become a normal agricultural practice. Not only does it allow far...
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Holganix Bio 800 Breakdown Competition: Snap a picture, WIN Holganix Swag!
Harness the power of Holganix Bio 800+ microbes to break down your crop residue and enhance your fertilizer investment! Holganix has launched its 2023...
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5 Things You Didn’t Know About Using HGX Pro Bio 800 During Aeration
You know HGX Pro Bio 800+ does amazing things for your turf and plants, but did you know it boosts the positive effects of aeration and overseeding? H...
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Shopping for a microbial Product? It's all about biodiversity
Farmers are under pressure to grow food on the same or less land, all while reducing their environmental footprint. That pressure has inspired thousan...
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Holganix Bio 800 Breakdown: Enhance Planter Performance & Breakdown Crop Residue
Break down your crop residue and enhance your fertilizer investment with Holganix Bio 800+ Breakdown. Our new product offering is ideal for farmers lo...
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NEW: Five Summer Webinars Launched
Are you ready to learn something new? We just launched five new webinar workshops, debuting over the summer, across multiple industries. Each workshop...
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Increase Winter Wheat Yield with Holganix Bio 800 Agriculture
Looking to increase your winter wheat yield this year? Hoping to promote root mass so you nurture a healthier, stronger crop? Holganix Bio 800+ Agricu...
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Pulling Roots? 6 Measurements To Take When Pulling Roots in Corn & Soybeans
Once seeds have germinated and the crops begin to grow, it’s critical to get into the field and begin pulling roots. Root health is a leading indicato...
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New Data: Increased Yield and Improved Brix Index
"Research shows that commercial growers using Holganix Bio 800+ Tree & Shrub on berries see improved yield and brix compared to a control,” explai...
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Holganix Bio 800 Competition: Snap a picture, WIN Holganix Swag!
Harness the power of Holganix Bio 800+ microbes and show off your crops, lawns, sports turf, flowers and/or trees and shrubs. Holganix has launched it...
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Higher Yield, Larger Size, Less Fertilizer: Potatoes & Holganix Bio 800 Agriculture
“Studies demonstrate that commercial growers using Holganix Bio 800+ Agriculture on potatoes see an increase in yield, a size shift to higher payable ...
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5 Tips: Conquering Summer Lawn Stress
Summer is just around the corner. From drought to insects, are your customers’ lawns ready for the stress that summer brings? Regardless of the turf s...
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New Data: Using Holganix Bio 800 Agriculture on Corn & Soybeans
"Recent studies demonstrate that commercial growers using Holganix Bio 800+ Agriculture on corn and soybeans can reduce fertilizer use and see yield g...
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Holganix Greater Green Goal [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...
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Looking For Thick, Green Turf? Apply HGX PRO Blue Sky 21-0-0 [VIDEO]
Looking for thick, green turf without the harsh burn potential associated with traditional nitrogen fertilizers? This summer, incorporate HGX Pro Blue...
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How Does Soil Erosion Affect Crop Productivity & How Do You Fight It?
In the U.S. Midwest alone, soil erosion translates to $2B in economic loss or a 6% decline in productivity for farmers. In fact, according to UMass Am...
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How Do You Use HGX Pro Products on Trees, Shrubs and Flowers?
Is your company currently providing plant health care services, or do you install plant material? Are you looking to ensure that your plants don't jus...
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Humus: Why Is Humus Important? How Do You Increase Soil Humus Content?
Did you know: Only 4-to-12 inches of humus-containing soil is available in Earth’s upper crust? These 12 inches are all that exist to provide nutritio...
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Big News! Holganix Launches a New Brand HGX Pro
Guess what? We have some BIG NEWS for our turf and ornamental contractors. To better serve our turf and ornamental sector, we have launched our new br...
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How To: Add Tree and Shrub Applications To Your Business
Did you know that you could expect 10 to 30% of your current customers to sign up for tree and shrub applications? Not to mention the fact that adding...
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A Salute to Our Founding Farmers: How America's Founding Fathers Shaped Agriculture
Did you know that many of America’s Founding Fathers were also Founding Farmers? Whether it was George Washington’s work in soil health and composting...
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Top 10 Threats to Soil Health
“Soil is a living, breathing entity that is teaming with life,” explains Dave Stark, Ph.D., Holganix President of Agriculture. “When soil is rich, hea...
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4 Hot Trends in Agriculture for 2023
As we look at the state of agriculture in 2023, there are a lot of exciting trends. From soil health to precision agriculture and artificial intellige...
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Video Interview With Farmers on Holganix Results
Are you interested in using Holganix products, but want to hear from actual Holganix users first? We get it! That’s why we sat down and conducted vide...
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6 Factors To Consider When Selling Your Lawn Care Company
Are you considering selling your lawn and landscape company? Are you just curious about the steps involved in selling your company, including setting ...
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Top 5 Plant and Soil Science TED Talks
At Holganix, we are self-appointed soil geeks. Learning about new trends, research and theories that are happening in the field makes us tick. We bet ...
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5 Ways to Boost Fertilizer Efficiency on the Farm
Approximately 50% of the fertilizer that is applied to cropland is used by the plant. The remaining 50% is locked in the soil and either leeches into ...
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The Holganix 2022 Farm Report
From our family to yours, thank you for all the support this season! Because of you, we get to live our mission to preserve and nourish the soil and w...
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Holganix Case Study: Boosting Sweet Potato Yield and Health
“The three big things I noticed about using Holganix Bio 800+ Agriculture on vegetables was that it allowed me to reduce my fertilizer use, helped bre...
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Designing Your 2023 Lawn Care Fertilizer Program
It’s officially the end of 2022, have you done a thorough review of your lawn fertilizer program from this year? And have you sat down with your agron...
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Nine New Webinar Workshops Launched
Are you ready to learn something new? We just launched nine new webinar workshops, debuting over the winter, across multiple industries. Each workshop...
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Enhanced Plant health and Abundant Harvest at Beam Berry Patch
Located in Western North Carolina, Beam Berry Patch is a family-owned and operated commercial blackberry farm. The farm grows 18 acres of blackberries...
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Holganix Receives U.S. Patent for Microbial Bionematicide Technology
Holganix was granted a patent for microbial bionematicide technology that is environmentally friendly and shown to reduce plant parasitic nematodes by...
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Winter Wheat Is Coming: A Note From Van Trump & Holganix
Winter Wheat is Coming! Many producers have already started planting winter wheat, and many more will go on to continue planting well into October. As...
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The Cover Crop Game
Did you know? According to data released by the Center for Regenerative Agriculture at the University of Missouri, an estimated 20 million acres of co...
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Holganix Case Study: Protecting Crop Yield & Growing Roots
On June 8, Taylor Petsinger of Arvilla, North Dakota surveyed 160 acres of young, healthy soybeans. He had planted them on May 12, just under a month ...
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Digging into Crop Residue Break down: The Role of soil Microbes
Earlier this summer, No-Till Farmer's Lead Content Editor for Conservation Agriculture, Brian O'Connor, sat down with Holganix President of Agricultur...
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Holganix Video Case Study: It's All About The Roots At Daniel Island Club
“HGX PRO Bio 800+ Golf just makes sense,” explains Joey Franco, Director of Agronomy at Daniel Island Club in South Carolina, a premier private club t...
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Holganix Case Study: 88% Improved Seed Germination
This year, the Holganix science team is conducting trials on tomatoes, eggplant, bell peppers, jalapeños, and peas, at our headquarters with the goal ...
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Roots Competition Update: Photos from the field
This spring, Bio 800+ products were used by over 800 farmers in the U.S. and Canada. We are so grateful to our farmer dealers, and all the farmers usi...
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Let’s Talk Trees: Interview with Arborist, Chris Uhland
Can you tell us about your background and the story behind Harmony Hill Nursery? We opened in 2009 and it wasn’t a great year to open a nursery. The e...
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Concord Country Club: Rooting and Renovation with Holganix
Located in beautiful Brandywine Valley, Pennsylvania, Concord Country Club is a family and golf-oriented club that boasts a William Flynn-designed 18-...
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Soil Sulfur Availability and How Holganix Helps!
Commonly referred to as the “4th major nutrient”, sulfur is an essential nutrient in crop production. Sulfur is responsible for many tasks such as chl...
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Lessons From the Top Largest Lawn & Landscape Businesses
Congratulations to this year's "Top 100 Lawn and Landscape Companies " chosen by Lawn and Landscape Magazine, in their annual review. And a special co...
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NEW: Seven Summer Webinars Launched
Are you ready to learn something new? We just launched seven new webinar workshops, debuting over the summer, across multiple industries. Each worksho...
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Dig Up Your Roots, Snap a picture, and WIN Holganix Swag
Harness the power of Holganix Bio 800+ Agriculture microbes and show off your roots! Holganix has launched its annual roots competition, which is open...
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5 Principles of Regenerative Agriculture
What is regenerative agriculture? Regenerative agriculture describes farming and grazing practices that focus on regenerating topsoil. This allows far...
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Holganix Case Study: "Holy Moly" Paul Pushes Rose Growth with Holganix
"It's only the beginning of spring and there is already new growth on my roses," explains Paul Zimmerman, a rose consultant from Campobello, South Car...
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Case Study: Wild Results At Sedgwick County Zoo
What happens when you’re asked to grow grass in an elephant exhibit? Ranging from 5,000 to 14,000 pounds, elephants are infamously hard on the turf. N...
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3 Ways You Help Because You Use Holganix Bio 800+ Agriculture
Did you know that "soil removes about 25% of the world's fossil fuel emissions each year", or that when you use Holganix Bio 800+ Agriculture you can ...
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Holganix Case Study: 20% Fewer Seed, Bigger Roots, Better Soil
Tucked amid some of the best golf courses the Grand Strand has to offer, championship course Tradition Club, in Pawleys Island, strives to deliver a c...
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Holganix Case Study: Daniel Island Club Reduces Fertilizer with Holganix
“HGX PRO Bio 800+ Golf just makes sense,” explains Joey Franco, Director of Agronomy at Daniel Island Club. “The soil microbes improve soil health, an...
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Holganix Case Study: $31+ Per Acre Advantage? “You Can’t Lose”
“In today’s market you can’t lose when you make a 2-10 times ROI on using Holganix Bio 800+ Agriculture” explains Taylor Barker, Operations Manager of...
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Holganix Case Study: Results Show Faster Seed Germination, Larger Root Mass, Longer Roots
In 2021, the Holganix science team conducted trials on eggplants, tomatoes, bell peppers, and jalapeños, with the goal of measuring improvements in th...
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How Do You Measure Soil Health? 21 Methods to Consider
It’s no secret that soil health is important. Healthy soils can affect a number of results from crop yield, to disease suppression, nutrient availabil...
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Holganix Case Study: Orchid Island Golf Club Increases CEC and Roots
Tucked on a barrier reef island, off the coast of Vero Beach, Florida, lies Orchid Island Golf and Country Club. Originally designed by championship g...
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Holganix Case Study: “Phenomenal Results” on Indiana Tomatoes
“Holganix Bio 800+ Agriculture is affordable and does a wonderful job,” states Ronald Long, owner of a small farm in northeast Indiana. Ronald grows t...
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4 Videos To help You Grow your Lawn and Landscape Company
In this blog, we breakdown our most recent workshop on “Increasing Sales at Your Lawn Care Company” into 4 bite-sized videos. 1. Developing a Sales an...
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Holganix Case Study: Larger & Healthier Yield at Ringenberg Nursery
“If you have healthy soil, you have healthy plants,” explains grower Mark Ringenberg of Ringenberg Nursery. “Everything about Holganix Bio 800+ Agricu...
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7.5 Growth Hacks For Your Lawn and Landscape Company
One of the biggest advantages of working at Holganix is that you can learn from hundreds of lawn care companies and take note of best practices in the...
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The Holganix 2021 Farm Report
From our family to yours, thank you for all the support this season! Because of you, we get to live our mission to preserve and nourish the soil and w...
3 min read
Seven New Webinar Workshops Launched
Ready to get your learn on? We just launched seven new webinar workshops, across multiple industries, for the winter season. Each workshop is 45 minut...
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Holganix Case Study: Yielding Bigger, Better Results on Iowa Grown Corn
“As a farmer, my goal is to improve soil health, reduce input costs and increase yield,” explains Cory Gamble, a third-generation farmer and certified...
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What The Best Lawn Care Pros Do (And You Should Too!)
One of the biggest advantages of working at Holganix is that you have the opportunity to learn from hundreds of lawn care companies and take note of b...
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Holganix case Study: Bigger Biomass? Healthier Cannabis Plants?
When a cannabis grower in Tulsa, Oklahoma was looking for fertilizer options, he started to research Holganix products. The primary question was, coul...
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Does Holganix REALLY Boost Aeration and Overseeding Results?
HGX PRO Bio 800+ enhances the effects of aeration and overseeding. Ingredients in HGX PRO Bio 800+ increase seed germination and nurture seedling grow...
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Top Three Benefits of Using No-Till and Strip-Till Farming
According to data from the Agricultural Resources Management Survey, 21% of U.S. growers producing corn, cotton, soybean, and wheat used either no-til...
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Prepping for Fall Lawn Care: Three Sales Campaigns to Consider
Earlier this week, we interviewed Holganix National Sales Manager, Rob McCoy on how to increase lawn and landscape sales in the fall. We spoke extensi...
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Holganix Case Study: From Blossoms to Peaches
Each year, photographer Samantha Bachand of Two Little Monkeys Photography would organize popular photoshoots among South Carolina’s iconic peach tree...
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Holganix LLC has been accepted to F3 Tech, Ag Innovation Accelerator Program
Holganix has been named one of five companies to be accepted into F3 Tech’s Agriculture Innovation Accelerator Program. Aston, PA. August 26, 2021 Hol...
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Leveraging Soil Microbes to Nurture Fall Crops
Leveraging Soil Microbes to Nurture Fall Crops: Featuring a video discussion with Holganix President of Agriculture, Dave Stark Ph.D. and Sustainabili...
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How Do You Build Soil Health?
It is no secret to readers of this blog that the benefits of building soil health are far reaching. From gaining the ability to reduce fertilizer and ...
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4 Fall Landscape Trends [SlideShare]
Fall welcomes endless opportunities for landscapers to help homeowners bejewel their landscapes for cozy fall bonfires, outdoor family gatherings and ...
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Is YOUR Lawn Care Company Marketing Aeration and Overseeding?
Are you in the middle of planning for your fall aeration and overseeding marketing campaigns? Or, do you provide aeration and overseeding services but...
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Holganix Granular Blends: Results and How they are Produced
Are you looking for better results this season? Holganix granular fertilizers provide simple solutions for turf and plant professionals looking to boo...
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Holganix Case Study: A “No Brainer” for Root Development
"Ensuring that safety of children and preserving the environment are important to our team," explains Craig, owner of a leading organic lawn care main...
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Holganix Case Study: Amish Family Sees Improved Brix Index
From hay to potatoes to berries, the Miller's, an Amish family in Pennsylvania, reported improvements in brix indices, yield, and soil health from usi...
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Holganix Case Study: Bay Area Landscaper Reduces Inputs with Holganix
“At our company, we have made the move to green landscaping in every aspect,” explains Michael, owner of a landscaping company in the Bay Area, Califo...
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Dig Up Your Roots, Snap a Picture, and WIN Holganix Swag!
Harness the power of Holganix Bio 800+ Agriculture microbes and show off your roots! Holganix has launched its annual roots competition, which is open...
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Holganix Case Study: Healthier Corn, Bigger Roots at Illinois Farm
On June 19th, JD Sudeth, farm manager of AGIO 1 Ltd in Springfield, Illinois, surveyed his corn crop. There had been no measurable rain since the corn...
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Holganix Case Study: Interview with Green Pro Healthy Lawns
“Our mission is to nurture beautiful lawns – the natural, organic way,” explains Daniel Kilburn, owner of GreenPro Healthy Lawns. GreenPro serves fami...
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7 Ways Holganix Bio 800 GROWS Healthier Turf & Ornamentals
Reader's Note: This blog has been updated & republished from it's original format Holganix Bio 800+ is an organic plant probiotic that harness the...
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8 Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Organic Fertilizer
With 82% of U.S. households buying organic products, according to the Organic Trade Association, organic fertilizers are going to be an important tool...
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What is humus?
As the decomposition of dead plant matter and animals occurs, nutrients held within the plant matter or animal are released into the soil. This end re...
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Building a Tree and Shrub Plant Health Care Department at Your Lawn Care Company
Whether you are looking to start a tree and shrub plant health care business or you already have a lawn and landscape business and you are looking to ...
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Soil Microbes: Freezing Damages Soil Ecosystems
While the early part of winter was relatively mild for many, February has turned brutal. Freezing temperatures, snow and ice absolutely have impacts o...
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Soybean Cyst Nematodes: What You Need To Know [INFOGRAPHIC]
A silent predator, soybean cyst nematode (SCN) leads to an estimated $1 billion worth of yield loss in the U.S. each year. With planting season drawin...
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The Greatest Groundskeeper in Sports Turf History
At 90 years old, George Tacoma has prepared the field for every Super Bowl ever played. George has undergone a litany of groundskeeping adventures, fr...
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5 Hot Landscape Trends For Contractors [SlideShare]
Over 1,000 lawn and landscape companies use our products in the USA. That means we get to hear from all different types and sizes of lawn and landscap...
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Case Study: Nurturing Stronger Plants & Building Healthier Soils
“There’s something really special about working with our students in our edible garden project,” explains Kim Hisler, Patton Middle School’s Family an...
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52+ Photos from Farmers Using Holganix Bio 800+ Agriculture
In 2020, Holganix Bio 800+ Agriculture was distributed through 30 farmer dealers across the U.S. and Canada. We are so grateful for our farmer dealers...
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Digging into Soil Health: The Role of Soil Microbes [VIDEO]
It’s no secret that soil health is important. And for those looking to maximize the health of your soil, leveraging soil microbes to improve soil heal...
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7 New Webinar Workshops Launched
Ready to get your learn on? We just launched seven new webinar workshops for the winter season across multiple industries. Each workshop is 35 minutes...
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10 Best Practices to Prep Your Lawn Care Company for the 2021 Season
The slow season is upon us in the lawn and landscape industry, which makes now the perfect opportunity to plan for the 2021 lawn care season. Whether ...
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Top 5 Techniques to Improve Sustainability at The Farm
Sustainable agriculture is becoming increasingly important. However, farmers looking to improve sustainability at the farm are faced with the overwhel...
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Earn Additional Revenue by Becoming a Farmer Dealer
Over the past two years, Holganix has worked hard to provide farmers with an additional revenue stream for their farm by becoming dealers of Holganix’...
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The Holganix 2020 Farm Report
From our family to yours, thank you for your support this season! Thanks to you, we get to live our mission to preserve and nourish the soils and wate...
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What is Carbon Farming: How It Works and What We Still Don’t Know.
Farmers are beginning to look into carbon farming as a method to increase farm profitability, improve soil quality, and to help combat climate change....
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Holganix Case Study: Stronger, Fuller Flowers
Located in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, Daniel Lawn Care provides lawn and flower care services that focus on providing superior agronomic results while using m...
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4 Key Soil Types: Advantages and Disadvantages
Whether you are growing turfgrass, flowers or crops, there are four soil types that growers work with. Each type is composed of different sized partic...
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Growing Produce? How Holganix Bio 800 Increases Soil Health & Yield
When it comes to improving crop yield and root growth on produce, farmers using Holganix Bio 800+ are excited by their results. In this blog, we video...
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New: Webinar Workshops Announced
Ready to get your learn on? We just launched six new webinar workshops this summer across multiple industries. Each workshop is 35 minutes in length a...
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Desert Willow Golf Course: Nurturing Nature, Reducing Inputs
Carved from the foothills of mountains, surrounded by demanding sand traps and rolling, hilly terrain, Desert Willow Golf Course in Las Vegas, Nevada,...
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6 Fabulous Infographics about Soil Health [INFOGRAPHIC]
If you're a soil dork like the team here at Holganix, you need to dig into the below six infographics. From plant communication (yes, plants communica...
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Hemp: 7 Frequently Asked Questions
“Hemp is a little like the wild west,” explains Holganix CEO and Founder, Barrett Ersek. “We are in a deregulatory environment but there is a lot of c...
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16 Ways to Boost Sustainability At Your Lawn and Landscape Company
In honor of Earth Day next week, we’ve created a blog incorporating 16 ways to boost sustainability at your lawn and landscape company. Many of these ...
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Regenerative Agriculture: 5.5 Videos You Need To Watch
Amid an onslaught of transparency and sustainability trends, regenerative agriculture is starting to gain popularity. So, what is regenerative agricul...
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Has Your Business Been Affected by Covid-19? Information Regarding the Stimulus
Dear Holganix Community, We have spent some time this week trying to figure out the details of the small business funding that is available to help co...
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3 Take-Aways: Kevin Van Trump on Helping to Create Certainty in Uncertain Times
The Coronavirus pandemic has been churning up a lot of uncertainty for the farmer, the investor, and the agtech entrepreneur. Earlier this week, we ha...
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Holganix Wins People's Choice Award
We are so grateful to announce that Holganix has been honored the “People’s Choice” award at the Radicle Challenge by Corteva! Finalists of the Radicl...
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Help Holganix Win! Radicle Challenge People's Choice Award
Help Holganix win the Radicle Challenge People's Choice Award by tuning in to pitch day tomorrow and voting for Holganix! From a record number of inte...
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Shrubbery Specialist: Stronger Plants; Fewer Chemicals Needed [INFOGRAPHIC]
“Mike and I met over a bed of azaleas,” explains Stephanie Whitehead referring to her husband and co-founder of the Shrubbery Specialist in Huntsville...
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Holganix Named Finalist At The Radicle Challenge by Corteva
From a record number of international submissions, Holganix has been named one of five finalists for the Radicle Challenge by Corteva at the World Agr...
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Available: 3 lawn Care Workshops
This spring we are launching 3 workshops for lawn and landscape companies looking to increases sales, production efficiencies, and agronomic performan...
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8 Hot Trends In Agriculture For 2020
As we look at the state of agriculture in 2020, there is a lot of exciting trends. From soil health, to farm profitability, hemp and broadband interne...
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27+ Photos From Farmers Using Holganix Bio 800 Agriculture
In 2019, Holganix Bio 800+ Agriculture was distributed through 17 dealers across the U.S. and Canada. We are so grateful for our dealer partners as we...
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5 Tools To Make 2020 A Successful Year in Lawn & Landscape
Don’t wait until the spring lawn care season to think about your 2020 marketing and sales strategy. Take advantage of the preseason lull in sales to s...
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7 Best Practices To Prep Your Lawn Care Company For Spring
Whether it’s marketing, sales or operations, here are 7 best practices to prep your lawn care company for spring. Start reading the blog or click on t...
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9 Hurdles To Overcome When Transitioning to Organic Food Production
When it comes to organic food production in the U.S., demand is outpacing domestic supply. In fact, according to National Geographic, “the country imp...
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Holganix Case Study: Reducing Sod Harvest Time By 40%
When I sat down with Mike Braddell, Farm Operations Manager at Lakeside Sod Supply Co in Buffalo, New York, he proceeded to tell me about how HGX PRO ...
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5 Tips For Planning Your 2020 Fertilizer Program
With only two months to go until the new year, now is the perfect time to strategize what 2020 will look like for your lawn and landscape company. In ...
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NEW PRODUCT: Holganix Plant Start Granular 2-4-3
Announcing Holganix Plant Start Granular 2-4-3 Mycorrhizae charged organic granular fertilizer for landscape installations Fall is for planting! And, ...
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16 Fun Facts & Stats On Hemp [SlideShare]
Whether you are growing row crops, berries, or turf, hemp has become a topic of interest in the green industry! Check out our SlideShare on 16 fun fac...
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Holganix "Roots" For Row Crops [InfoGraphic]
There’s a reason why our tagline at Holganix is “Root Stimulating, Soil Nourishing”! Holganix Bio 800+ Agriculture harnesses the power of soil microbe...
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6 Reasons Why Hemp Is A Sustainable Product
There’s been a lot of buzz around the word hemp in the agriculture space. And, with 78,176 acres planted in 2018 why wouldn’t there be buzz? Not to be...
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Holganix Case Study: "The Proof is the Plants!" Says Zehrs Garden Center
“Five stars!” says one homeowner on the Zehrs On The Lake Garden Center Facebook Page, “The plants and flowers are beautiful and huge!” It’s not uncom...
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Digging Into Soil Health With Dr. Stark [Video]
“Over the first three decades of my career, we didn’t think about soil much,” admits Dave Stark Ph.D. molecular biologist and biochemist. Dave, origin...
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4 Problems Facing Trees & Shrubs In Summer
The heat and lack of water typical for summers in the U.S. places trees and shrubs under a lot of pressure. We interviewed horticulturist, Ed Kapryn a...
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Holganix: Plant Probiotics That Grow Strong Crops, from the Ground Up
A special thank you to Holganix partner, iSelect Fund for featuring us in their webinar series featuring disruptive technologies. Food demand is on tr...
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3.5 Tools To Push Summer Sales At Your Lawn Care Company
Just because the lawn and landscape world tends to slow down in the summer doesn’t mean your business should. Use the upcoming summer slow season to s...
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Wet Spring Driving Soil Compaction Issues: What You Need To Know
Across the country, but especially in the midwest, wet conditions are leading to soil compaction problems for farmers and turf professionals. Compacti...
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Top 3 Benefits of Using HGX PRO PreBiotic 2-10-20 In Landscapes [INFOGRAPHIC]
Looking to increase seed germination results? Or, looking to increase the root growth of turfgrass, trees, shrubs, or ornamentals? Then HGX PRO Prebio...
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Installing Landscapes? Holganix Plant Start Reduces Transplant Shock, Grows Strong Roots
Contractors that install plants - whether flowers, trees, shrubs, sod, or seed - have a challenge on their hands. In essence, they take perfectly heal...
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Late Spring Season? 2 Ways Holganix Helps Corn and Soy Growers
Across the corn and soy belt, weather forecasts point to late spring. We have had bitterly cold weather in some regions, and in others, we have had ra...
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10 Soil Health Terms Explained In Simple English!
Soil health has become an important benchmark for all growers - regardless of whether you are growing corn, berries, turfgrass, or ornamental trees an...
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6 Inspiring Lawn Care Marketing Resources
Just because you're gearing up for a crazy spring season, doesn’t mean it’s time to slow down on marketing and selling your lawn care services. Don’t ...
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Top 5 Benefits Of Regenerative Agriculture [INFOGRAPHIC]
In 1938, Dr. Charles Kellogg, soil scientist and then Chief of the USDA’s Bureau for Chemistry and Soils stated that “Essentially, all life depends up...
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Holganix Case Study: Allentuck Landscaping Reports Improved Plant Resilience, Soil Health and Roots
Award-winning, Allentuck Landscaping focuses on serving residential customers in the Clarksburg, Maryland market. Over the past three years, Allentuck...
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Holganix Case Study: "The Turnips Have Large Roots & The Yield Is Amazing!"
“As a consulting arborist, farm technical assistance provider, and a distributor, I see the Holganix family of products used in a wide variety of appl...
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3 Tools to Make 2019 A Successful Year in Lawn Care
Don’t wait until the spring lawn care season to think about your 2019 marketing and sales strategy. Take advantage of the preseason lull in sales to s...
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[PODCAST] Holganix & Van Trump Agriculture Team
Check out the below podcast featuring a conversation with ag-influencers, Kevin and Jordan Van Trump of the Van Trump Report, and Holganix CEO and Fou...
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8 Incredible TED Talks On Sustainable Agriculture
Sustainable agriculture, soil health, and ag-tech have been hot topics regardless of whether you are a farmer, landscaper, grounds manager or homeowne...
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