Nutrition Matters

Exciting New Update for NTS Favourite - Introducing Life Force® Gold™ Pellets

Life Force® Gold™ is an all-inclusive, living fertiliser that was first formulated almost 20 years ago. It features a high carbon, composted base with the addition of natural phosphates, potassium, and a complete range of trace minerals and biostimulants. It effectively serves as a nutrient-rich fertiliser, soil conditioner and microbial

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YaconMax™ - Remarkable New Superfood Concentrate

The term “superfood” has, in my opinion, been vastly overused – but when seeking a functional food with multiple health benefits, some worthy candidates still remain. Chia seed, for example, is deserving of the title, as are turmeric and moringa. However, I have recently become enamoured with another worthy contender. This

End of Year Considerations - Fine Tuning our Focus

** Important message regarding Nutri-Life Platform® at end of this article - scroll to bottom for more info. This year has flashed past so quickly, many are left gasping in the slipstream. The new challenges have been many, but we have also seen “more of the same” on multiple levels. We

Super Cool Tools – Less Guesswork when Monitoring Plant and Soil Health

Imagine a reliable tool to check soil-life counts, monitor microbe brews and differentiate biological inputs. Imagine if you could do this with your mobile phone within ten minutes – it is now possible with the microBIOMETER®. In-field monitoring is integral to successful Nutrition Farming®. You are all familiar with the importance

Insights and Lessons Learned – Robert Craig Interviews Graeme Sait (Part 5)

In this final installment of a five-part series, Graeme describes the key roles of a trio of more obscure trace minerals. Molybdenum, selenium and cobalt are discussed in terms of their roles in the soil, in plants and in our bodies. There is also some more of Graeme’s black

Insights and Lessons Learned – Robert Craig Interviews Graeme Sait (Part 4)

In this fourth segment of this popular interview series, Rob focuses upon questions relative to the human microbiome. Discover what to embrace and what to avoid, if you are seeking to nurture your life within. The 100 trillion organisms living in your 30 ft digestive tract have now been linked

Insights and Lessons Learned – Robert Craig Interviews Graeme Sait (Part 3)

This interview series has proven popular, so we may continue from time to time until Rob exhausts his questions or Graeme struggles for eloquent responses. That may take a while, so strap yourselves in my friends, as this may be a long ride. In this week’s interview we discover

Insights and Lessons Learned – Robert Craig Interviews Graeme Sait (Part 2)

The second part of this interview features some key tips for the management of calcium, boron and silica. It includes some things to avoid for a successful farming operation, and there is also some fascinating information relative to much needed improved stress management for farmers. Graeme Sait and Robert Craig

Insights and Lessons Learned – Robert Craig Interviews Graeme Sait (Part 1)

Robert Craig is a fine farmer and a close friend. His organisational skills and engineering prowess have been of immense value in multiple projects on both farms. In recent weeks, he has been spending weekends at the Nutrition Farms, Sunshine Coast property, to help fast-track a series of new initiatives.

Photo Synergy – Yield Building with Brix-Fix™

It is always exciting to discover formulas that prove to be greater than the sum of their parts. The individual components may all have their unique benefits, but when combined, something magical happens. This is the power of synergy. This week, we are proud to offer you the opportunity to

Phosphate Facts – How to Stabilise P and Free Your Frozen Reserves (Part 2)

I suggest to all growers that they invest a little more when soil testing, and check their total phosphorus levels. If you have a history of regular phosphate fertilising, this test will typically reveal huge reserves of phosphate in your soils. However this bank account is in locked-up and insoluble

Phosphate Facts – How to Stabilise P and Free Your Frozen Reserves (Part 1)

Imagine buying a new tractor and discovering six weeks later that it had lost 73% of its value. Contemplate your sense of loss, if weather extremes decimated 3/4 of your cash crop. There is a major investment made by many of us each year, where we actually receive just

Interview with a Master Agronomist – Stephan Timmermans Shares

I have recently decided to revive the interview format that proved so popular in my first book, Nutrition Rules!. I meet many passionate and gifted souls in my global travels, and these personal discussions can provide a wonderfully intimate platform from which to share. At some point soon, I will

Turmeric – Potent Protection from the Truly Amazing Curcumin Cure-all

Turmeric has been widely prescribed in Ayurvedic medicine for over 4000 years. It has only been in recent years that intensive research has revealed the science behind the remarkable qualities of this ancient healing herb. In fact, in the past decade alone, there have been over 600 published research studies

Nutri-Tech News: Paring Down The Plastic & Maximising Organic Yields through Better Nitrogen Management

Paring Down the Plastic – New NTS Drum Recycling Initiative I have never felt comfortable with the plastic pollution associated with our liquid fertiliser drums. As my two farms have progressed and expanded, I am horrified to see the ever-increasing pile of petrochemical packaging that will persist in leaching landfill, long

Nutri-Tech News: New Videos, Podcasts & Video Blog

One of the very special sojourns, during my extensive global travels, has been regular visits to the Drakensberg region of South Africa. Here, on one of the wonderful farms, nurtured by the Isted family for decades, we often convert a barn into a conference venue, and I share what I

The Dawn of a New Era - Let’s Savour This Season

Wishing you Health, Happiness and Fulfillment. Another year has flown by, and I am sitting in an English airport about to begin the arduous journey home for Christmas. It has been a frantic, but hugely gratifying conclusion to 2018, with a 4-week seminar tour of Canada and the UK. There

The Sad Story of Nitrogen... But There Can Be a Happy Ending (Part 2)

In the first part of this article, we discussed the nuances of nitrogen, the most misused of all minerals. In this installment, I will continue with our six strategies to master this important mineral. 2) Discover the Sweet Spot Nitrogen is the ‘Goldilocks mineral’, in that it is very important

The Sad Story of Nitrogen... But There Can Be a Happy Ending (Part 1)

Nitrogen (chemical symbol N) is the most abundant mineral in the plant, it comprises the lion’s share of our atmosphere and it can be our largest investment when seeking to appease the great God, yield. However, this dual-edged sword cuts deep when impatience, greed and naivety reign. Carcinogenic nitrate

Chemical-Free Cornish Triumph – Will and Nick Lead The Way

Farmers are so often locked into an ever-escalating armory of rescue chemicals, in an attempt to maintain yield and profitability. In fact, the global statistics reveal a remarkable trend. Each year, we introduce more chemicals into the equation, and yet every year there is an overall increase in pest and

The Benefits of BAM™ - Gifts from the Anaerobes

It has been two years since our first foray into the world of beneficial anaerobes, so I felt it was time to appraise the global performance of our first offering. Until 2016, our focus had always been upon boosting the aerobic workforce in the soil. I have tirelessly promoted the

Product Update – Trio (CMB)™

Trio (CMB)™, one of NTS’ most popular liquid fertilisers, is now available in a formulation conveniently suitable for both foliar and fertigation applications, superseding our previous versions of Trio (CMB) Foliar™ and Trio (CMB) Fertigate™. Trio (CMB)™ has become an invaluable input, particularly in vegetable and fruit production, where huge

It’s Macadamia Leaf Testing Time

Leaf tissue testing is an important diagnostic tool for picking up early signs of nutritional deficiencies and imbalances that may have serious negative effects on your crop yield or quality of production this year. While many growers rely on soil testing and visual monitoring of their crop, tissue testing allows

The Iconic Four-Day Course Evolves – Announcing Major Changes

The NTS Certificate In Nutrition Farming® is now 18 years old. Over ten thousand farmers and consultants have been trained on four continents since the very first course in 2000. Three courses are conducted at the NTS seminar centre in Yandina, Qld, each year, and there are usually another four

The Bastardisation of our Food – The Daily Bread Story

Sometimes, I shake my head in disbelief at the level to which we have messed with our food. We flounder in an ocean of degenerative disease, most of which we created, and most of which can be countered (74% of what kills us most commonly is based on diet and