PRODUCTS INCREASING AND
IMPROVING CROPS
• Humate Plus Granular HPG – Ag Fertile soil is the most
Humate Plus Humates
Grade 70% ¼ minor packaged in bulk important resource in
or totes agriculture. It is a living
• Humate Plus Liquid HPL – Available thing, a complex combi-
nation of organic and
in any size, totes preferred (16-18%
inorganic materials
concentration) which forms a synergy
• Humates Plus Powder HPP – Water unequaled on earth.
soluble powder. Packaged in 50lb.
bags Using Humate and Hu-
mic Acid products re-
stores the natural bal-
ance in soil necessary
for optimal plant growth.
Some of the benefits of using Humates are:
Increased yields, increased root growth, increased nutri-
ent uptake, increased chlorophyll content, improvement
Application Rates in the general quality of plants, improved water reten-
The most beneficial application to build tion, improved soil structure, the enhancement of natural
your soils and increase levels of Humic plant defenses and the ability for plants to grow in soil
Acid is Humate Plus Granular HPG, containing more widely varying pH levels.
which should be applied to soils at rates
starting from about 40-70 lbs/per acre, in
the spring, and fall. Many are spreading
these rates every year.
We recommend liquid applications for
those who don’t have the ability to spread
granular products or who prefer liquids.
Humate Plus Liquid HPL should be
applied at 1-2 pints as economical as Pro-Active Agriculture
possible with other inputs. Low producing
soils should be sprayed at rates of 21325 East 2100 Rd.
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allows us to increase the OM concentration over time Benefits
High Cost of Fertilizer Got making these soils sustainable and less volatile from Humic Acids in the soil serve numerous functions.
a nutrient stand point. Increasing the CEC of these Among the most significant are:
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soils is critical to long term viability and makes an • Physical modification of soil structure,
You may be missing the most increasing soil aggregate stability, improving
organic fertilizer program work consistently.
important component for water infiltration and aeration.
making them work efficiently! SOIL HUMUS • Breaking down soil primary minerals,
Humic matter is continuously being created and de- releasing elements as available nutrients.
“Besides being the most important stroyed in soils under natural conditions. The most • Holding nitrogen in reserve in the soil, making
factor in structure formation, organic active portions are decomposed first. Soils cultivated it available to soil over time.
matter has also a fundamental ef- over long periods of time with only NPK as inputs • Providing the environment and stimulus for
fect on the physical properties of retain only the humus additions that are formed from microbial activity
the soil (water-holding capacity) and any residues left behind, which, in many areas, is • Organically complexing nutrients, making
determines to a large degree such generally less than the native vegetation used to pro- them bio-available to the soils
physico-chemical properties as the vide. • Increasing root growth, root penetration and
exchange capacity and buffering
chlorophyll density, thus aiding in
properties; these properties are of Any addition of organic matter will increase levels of photosynthesis.
great importance, not only in con- humus in the soil if given a long time to humify which, • Substantially increasing proteins, fiber, and
trolling the uptake of nutrients by in turn slowly makes humic acids available to do the sugars which improve quality and
the plant and their retention in the work of building soil structure and providing other, appearance.
soil, but also in suppressing the more direct, benefits to the turf. However, in soil
deleterious effect of soil acidity.” management, addition of organic matter in the form Fulvic Acid Fraction
Dr. T.L. Senn – Clemson University of compost or manure is often prohibitive due to the Humate Plus Humates are particularly high in
“The urgency to emphasize the im- need for constant use and the temporary problems the all-important Fulvic Acid fraction. Fulvic Acid
portance of humic substances and with appearance or odor. chelates nutrients, taking them directly and
their value as fertilizer ingredients
readily into the plant, and produces a hormone-
has never been more important A More Cost-effective Solution like response. This essential component makes
than it is today. All those concerned Naturally-occurring geological deposits of organic Humate Plus Humates much more plant-active
about the ability of soils to support material exist which contain concentrated extractable than other products.
plant growth need to assist in Humic Acids in the form of oxidized lignite, or Hu-
educating the public. Humic substances are mates. Economic Benefits
recognized by most soil scientists and
There is no better way to enhance the economics
agronomists as the most important Humate Plus Humates are mined from the highest of soil management than to build soil humus and
component of a healthy fertile soil.” quality deposits, processed and made available to improve natural processes, such as microbial
Dr. Robert E. Pettit – Texas A&M University the agriculture and horticulture soil industries so that activity, that can be sustained over a long
every manager can take advantage of nature’s store- productive life. Building levels of natural Humic
Managing the organic matter of soils is the house of Humic Acid. Application of Humates to any Acids has been shown to reduce the need for
only way to have an effective organic man- soil will help to compensate for lost productivity that commercial fertilizers, because of improved
agement program. In my work with hundreds occurs with soil humus losses, and will help to speed fertilizer use efficiency. This benefit alone will
of sandy and sandy loam soils (sand based the process of building up necessary reserves of hu- reduce waste and the environmental concern of
construction), we have discovered that or- mus in soil soils under good management. leaching fertilizers and pesticides into the water
ganic fertilizers work well but are usually
table and surface waters. It has been shown, for
consumed totally and do nothing to increase
example, that up to 80% of applied N can be lost
the OM concentration on low CEC soils.
due to leaching in low CEC soils.
(5-12 cec) Our use of Humate Plus Humates