microBIOMETER® attended the 33rd Annual MOSES Organic Farming Conference in La Crosse, Wisconsin February 24-26th. The trade show was back LIVE after two virtual years with days full of keynote speakers as well as sessions on homesteading, livestock, water management, and soil health (our favorite!) Our own Laura Decker hosted a booth

Austin Arrington of Plant Group NYC performed a research study on hemp’s capacity to sequester carbon. Austin utilized microBIOMETER® in this research. We originally had the pleasure of meeting Austin through Indigo Ag’s Terraton Challenge, Plant Group is a fellow semi-finalist and alumni.

Prolific Earth Sciences, Inc. (PES) and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT) collaborated on a study to compare the gold standard of laboratory soil microbial biomass testing, Chloroform Fumigation Extraction (CFE), with microBIOMETER®. The multiple steps, time, and labor involved with CFE require pricing at up to $500 per sample.

microBIOMETER® is the only non-laboratory test for F:B. The methods of measuring F:B ratio give very different values (1-11). The Gold Standard for estimating fungal biomass is microscopy, which calculates fungal biovolume. Note that microBIOMETER® detects the same range as microscopy- not surprising as it was validated by correlation with microscopy.

We are very excited to share this latest update to the microBIOMETER® app! With this update, customers will now receive instant, visual feedback for their results. For microbial biomass, the range is reflected as low to excellent. The fungal to bacterial ratio available for soil and compost is displayed as below, mid

Nature article reports that microbial biomass estimates by microBIOMETER® correlates with soil health and yield stability. The microBIOMETER® soil test was used to report microbial biomass in a recent Nature publication*. Scientists Dr. Judith Fitzpatrick and Dr. Brady Trexler of microBIOMETER® collaborated with a University of Tennessee team headed by Dr. Amin Nouri.

PLANT Group is a team of designers, engineers, and ecologists building systems to connect humans and nature. Through their partnership with Blue Forest Farms, Austin Arrington and the team at PLANT Group are currently using microBIOMETER® to research the soil health and carbon sequestration implications of growing hemp at their research farm, Honeysuckle Hops &

The Biospheres, working through the CDA*, accompanies and trains farmers/agricultural companies in the agroecological transition based on a soil conservation approach. The group is also working on applied research projects and therefore on trials under real farming conditions in which they evaluate the impact of certain changes in practices on different indicators

Joshua Mikesell utilized microBIOMETER® in a University of Michigan Intern Student Program last fall for his 501(c)3 compost business Happy Coast. The goal of his compost business is to seek out organic waste products and develop ways to reduce and recycle these materials. In preparation for the study, Joshua created multiple controlled scenarios

Ariel White, a ninth grader at Pretty River Academy in Ontario, Canada, utilized microBIOMETER® in their science fair project titled Post Wildfire Forest Reboot Kit. The project was awarded first place at their high school and chosen to compete at the Simcoe County Regional Science Fair.

Modern agriculture practices have led to the systematic degradation of the world’s soil and release of carbon into the environment. The effects are increased need for expensive and environmentally dangerous inputs (fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides), the loss of fertile top soil, decrease in water holding capacity of soil and dangerously

Ralph Lett, head of product development at Acterra , was kind enough to share his microBIOMETER® experience with us. We love hearing the different ways our customers are using our soil test! Please contact us if you would like to be featured in our newsletter.