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PLANT & SOIL HEALTH
Growers learn about adopting
regenerative practices
BY DOUG OHLEMEIER
ASSISTANT EDITOR
R
egenerative agriculture involves growing healthier
plants through improving soil health to reduce pest
and weed pressures.
Participants in the Soilcraft Regenerative Agriculture
conference Jan. 16-17 in Pasco, Washington, learned
about tools they can use to lower pesticide use.
" So many times, growers are only applying nitrogen
when the plants want phosphorous because they're
building flowers and seed, " said Mason Gordon, president
of Zillah, Washington-based Soilcraft crop consultancy,
soil sampling and certified crop advising service.
Gordon said transitioning to regenerative is a process
that involves replacing every input that's toxic.
" That doesn't mean you're certified organic, but it
means you as a grower are using things that are nontoxic, "
he said. " Foliar feedings at the right time with
the right products and the right ingredients are huge
and critical. "
In recent years, growing areas including
Washington have experienced record heat and the
issues it brings. Growers in a regenerative model
apply a blend of foliar applications, including
bioflavonoids, silica, seaweed, amino acids, enzymes,
fulvic acids and humic acids, elements which can
Regenerative agriculture uses a blend of applications
designed to provide plants and roots with specific
needs. Photos: Soilcraft
positively influence plants that have experienced heat
stress and excessive salt.
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Because they provided their plants with specific
energy needs, those growers fared better than others,
Gordon said.
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