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Foliar Feeding? Think Fulvic.

If you are going through all of the effort to spray your crop, wouldn’t you want to make sure you are maximizing your impact? Incorporating foliar application into your program in the spring gives your plants an added boost. By using fulvic acid, in addition to a granular application of humic in ...

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Humic Material and Phosphate Uptake

Would you be surprised to know that humic material can aid plant growth through phosphate uptake? Would you care? Although the majority of professional growers and agricultural professionals we work with at Black Earth couldn't explain the role of phosphorus in photosynthesis, and don't think about phosphate uptake that often, they can ...

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What are the Biggest Agricultural Benefits of Humic Material?

There are a lot of things for growers to love about humic material. As research and customer experience have taught us again and again, using humates carefully can lead to bigger, stronger crops – even in environments where soil density and conditions aren't perfect. ...

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