How to Do It Series 2 - Episode 10 - Culturing Trichoderma on Sorghum Hi Everyone, Welcome to the latest episode of Season 2 of the, “How to Do It”, video series. This week you will be introduced to a novel new way to multiply the multi-purpose, beneficial fungi, Trichoderma. This organism ranks amongst my personal favorites, as it offers so many benefits. It
How to Do It Series 2 - Episode 9 - Biodynamic Broadcasting Towers & Radionics Hi Everyone, Welcome back to Season 2 of the “How to do it” video series. This week we will have a different focus. Here, we will be discussing the less conventional concept of “energy agriculture”. Some of you will be familiar with Biodynamics, Rudolph Steiner’s homeopathic approach to agriculture,
How to Do It Series 2 - Episode 8 - NTS Home Garden Range Hi Everyone, Welcome back to the latest “How To Do It” video. This installment features a product focus, as there have been many requests for information on how and why our key products work, additionally it is a valuable showcase of value adding in your farming business. We filmed this
How to Do It Series 2 - Episode 7 - Brewing Azotobacter Hi Everyone, Wishing you all things good for the New Year and welcome to the latest video in our popular “How to do it” series. This week you will discover how to multiply azotobacter to provide super, cost effective nitrogen supplementation. This is a real breakthrough, as we have not
Gold from the Vaults - Episode 2: Gary Zimmer - The Philosophy of Nutrition Farming Hi Everyone, Here is the second of our special “Gold from the Vaults” video series, before we return to our standard “How to do it” series next week. I will take this opportunity to wish you all a happy, healthy and fulfilling 2025. I trust that your farming will be
Gold from the Vaults - Episode 1: Jerry Brunetti - The Mechanics of Trace Mineral Nutrition Hi Everyone, I would like to wish you all a wonderful festive season. I trust that you all get some precious family time this Christmas, as it’s the season of Love. Importantly the giving and receiving of this most powerful human emotion, that can be both healing and restorative.
How to Do It Series 2 - Episode 6 - Yacon - Value Adding & Human Health Benefits Hi Everyone, Welcome to Episode Six of the "How to Do It" Series Two, this week we will be focusing on the remarkable health benefits and value adding potential of Yacons. We will also cover tips for growing, processing and marketing this unique, problem-free superfood. You will discover
How to Do It Series 2 - Episode 4 - Seedling Treatment Hi Everyone, In Episode Four of the “How to Do It” Series Two, we will be discovering the power of seedling treatment. On my farms, we would never plant trays of vegetable seedlings or bagged tree seedlings without applying minerals, microbes, and natural biostimulants. This is the perfect opportunity to
How to Do It Series 2 - Episode 5 - Understanding Humates Hi Everyone, Welcome to Episode Five of the "How to Do It" Series Two, where we’ll explore one of my favorite topics—“Understanding Humates.” Humates have long been a cornerstone of my approach to regenerative agriculture. These remarkable compounds, born from ancient plant material transformed over millennia,
Nutrition Farming Podcast Series 5 Episode 3 - Unlocking the Secrets of Phosphate Welcome back to The Nutrition Farming Podcast. In Episode 3 of Series 5, I will be taking an in-depth look at phosphate. Here, the focus will be upon phosphate efficiency and phosphate recovery from frozen reserves. We will explore microbes and minerals that release both soil reserves of P, and
How to Do It Series 2 - Episode 3 - Calcium Strategies Hi Everyone, Welcome to Episode 3 of Season 2 of the “How to Do It” video series. In this episode, you will learn a little more about the master mineral, Calcium. There is a strong argument that calcium is the most important player in high-production fertility, crop quality, and disease
How to Do It Series 2 - Episode 2 - Culturing Mycorrhizal Fungi Hi Everyone, In Episode Two of Series Two of the “How to Do it” series, you will discover how to multiply Mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). This is no small thing because these wondrous creatures are amongst the most expensive of commercial inoculums. The reason they are so costly relates to the
How to Do It Series 2 - Episode 1 - The Perfect Potting Mix Hi Everyone, Welcome to a new season of the How To Do It video series. We have now completed the videos produced for Series 1, so we spent a productive weekend at Nutrition Farms in Applethorpe to film 16 videos for Series 2. You are in for a treat with
North American Seminar Tour with Graeme Sait - November 2024 Hi Everyone, I am excited to launch my brand new, two-day course tour across the US and Canada in partnership with AgSol & Burroughs Family Farms in a couple of weeks. I have been working hard to put this course together, and it features the latest cutting-edge research that can
How to Do It Series - Episode 17 - Micronised Mineral Suspensions Hi Everyone, The latest episode of our “How to Do It” series covers the use of Micronised Mineral Suspensions (MMS). This involves creating a tiny particle size that dramatically increases the plant availability of the minerals involved. The principle here involves the vast increase in surface area when a mineral
How to Do It Series - Episode 16 - Foliar Fertilising Hi Everyone, In this episode of the “How to Do It” video series, we will examine the practice of foliar fertilisation more closely. The idea of applying nutrition via the leaf was once the preserve of a handful of greenhouse growers and some cannabis producers who had discovered the many
How to Do It Series - Episode 15 - Brewing Protozoa Tea Hi Everyone, In this episode of the. “How to do it” series, you will discover how to multiply protozoa, to boost fertility and production. Growers often miss protozoa when they commission a soil-life analysis. These organisms are largely impacted by farm chemicals and chlorine in town water, and their replacement
How to Do It Series - Episode 14 - Brewing Micro-Force Hi Everyone, In this episode of the “How to Do It” video series, you will discover how to multiply a range of superproductive bacillus species on the farm to create your own living fertiliser. In the time-starved world of commercial farming, many would claim that they can’t afford to
How to Do It Series - Episode 13 - Seed Treatment Hi Everyone, This episode of our “How to Do It” video series will focus on an inexpensive strategy that can provide the biggest “bang for your buck” of any practice on the farm. I’m talking about seed treatment. The simple inclusion of minerals and microbes in your seed can
Holistic Plant Nutrition - Considering Cobalt Buy Online Now By Graeme Sait I think many of you will find this Nutrition Matters article both informative and fascinating. I also suspect many of you will be scratching your head in recognition that you have never, ever considered the use of this mineral as part of a genuinely
How to Do It Series - Episode 12 - Utilising Microbes Hi Everyone, This week's episode is a little different because we will be discussing the intricacies of microbial inputs in agriculture. We have received several emails asking that we detail the NTS microbe range and explain the roles and benefits of the various inputs we offer. Here we
How to Do It Series - Episode 11 - Brewing BAM Hi Everyone, Our “how to do it” episode this week involves the on-farm production of a blend of beneficial anaerobes that have proven tremendously successful around the globe. They are so easy to multiply on-farm, and they are the most user-friendly of any DIY microbial input. BAM (Beneficial Anaerobic Microbes)
How to Do It Series - Episode 10 - Leaf Analysis & Interpretation Hi Everyone, In the latest episode of the increasingly popular “How to Do It” series, I hope to inspire you to use leaf testing to determine nutrient requirements during the crop cycle. A plant tissue test can often be more valuable than a soil test in developing a productive nutrition
How to Do It Series - Episode 9 - Leaf Sap Monitoring Tools Hi Everyone, In this episode, you will discover the many benefits of in-field sap monitoring and how precision nutrition can help ensure resilience and profitability. Here, we will look at the multiple insights we can gain by measuring plant sap during the crop cycle. I will share a problem-solving strategy
How to Do It Series - Episode 8 - Using a Refractometer Hi Everyone, An essential facet of the Nutrition Farming philosophy relates to in-field monitoring to provide more precision in crop nutrition. The most basic and low-cost tool to monitor your progress is a refractometer. This device measures dissolved solids in plant sap to provide an indication of your growing skills.
