Microbial Nutrition in Citrus Agriculture: Using DNA analysis in a Real-World Case Study

Herb Young discusses his journey to transform his land by using cover crops and a pure biological nutrition system to start a citrus grove and the effects of his management practices on microbial life. He shares results from his case study, including crop growth, soil health, and pest management data. Watch this informative and inspiring webinar to gain a deeper understanding of the possibilities of regenerative agriculture and learn from one grower's real-world experience. Key Moments: 0:00 Intro 03:37 Introducing Herb Young 05:46 Squeeze Citrus LLC 10:28 Inspirations that took Herb down the journey of regenerative agriculture 14:46 Herb's Goals 15:10 About Cover Crops 16:09 Concerns about having competition 20:35 What is Leaf Blush and why is it important? 22:00 BeCrop Test Results 24:23 About BeCrop Test (Portal) 27:46 Citrus Research Study 30:18 Soil DNA analysis with Biome Makers 33:11 BeCrop Portal Dashboard & what brought Herb to BeCrop 39:44 How can you tell what's living and what's dead in the DNA anaysis 41:20 Additional Dashboards & Heat Maps 47:50 Growth rate 52:44 Q&A ____________________________________________________________ ABOUT OUR CHANNEL Our channel is about Soil Health. We post videos webinars and content related to the soil microbiome, carbon sequestration, agriculture, and improving crop yield and crop management. Check out our channel here:    / @biomemakers   Don’t forget to subscribe! Founded in California's Silicon Valley in 2015, Biome Makers is one of the foremost global AgTech leaders, setting the standard in soil health with BeCrop® Technology. We connect soil biology to agricultural decision-making to optimize farming practices and reverse degradation of arable soils. FIND US AT https://biomemakers.com/ GET IN TOUCH [email protected] ____________________________________________________________ FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL Twitter:   / biomemakers   Facebook:   / biomemakers   LinkedIn:   / biom.  . Instagram:   / biomemakers   #regenerativeagriculture #citrus #soilhealth