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Gatton Panic pasture in the Chaco: control plot on the left and treated plot on the right, on the same day
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Gatton Panic hay with 12% more energy: what a trial in the Central Chaco measured

Two neighbouring plots with eight years of the same management and one laboratory for both samples: the hay treated with native microbiology and organomineral minerals gave 55.1% TDN against 49.3% for the control, with less fibre and more non-fibre carbohydrates. One composite sample per treatment: we say so before the number.

October 2026 · 7 min read
Broiler house with the birds on the litter and the lines of drinkers
LivestockMicroFeed for broiler chickens: a probiotic in the drinking water and how to test it on your farmLactic acid bacteria and plant extract, dosed with a Dosatron every other day from day 7 to 10 until slaughter. What it is, how it acts, what to expect and how it is measured in a comparative trial between houses. No published figures in broilers yet: we say so clearly.October 2026
Technicians checking a soybean field
TrialsSoybean in the southern zone: a better plant and better health without any synthetic application against fungiComparative plot 2025/26: grain Brix from 7 to 10, more pods and more weight per plant, and less purple seed stain in a year of constant rain.September 2026
Healthy growing wheat field at sunset
TechnicalWheat: 80 kg/hl test weight and always Grade 1, with marginFour seasons of a grower from the colonies zone: an average of 80 kg/hl with peaks of 83, when the standard asks for 78. The value is not the peak, it is the floor.September 2026
Bloom team at its stand at Expo Orgánica
TrialsPeanut in the Chaco: 24 Brix degrees against 8 for the controlFourteen hectares against fourteen with 100% biological management. What Brix degrees are and why a reading of 24 against 8 is a different plant.September 2026
Young eucalyptus plantation after pre-planting desiccation
TrialsForestry trial with functional carbon: eleven treatments, four blocksMeasurements at 30, 60 and 90 days on eucalyptus establishment, with readings in the first year and the following ones.September 2026
Freshly harvested field of an extensive crop, with the stubble on the surface
TechnicalMaize and soybean: more tonnes per dollar invested25 to 40% lower cost per hectare than conventional management, with 5.6 to 6.7 t/ha in maize: 33 to 50% less cost per tonne.August 2026
Technical talk by the team to growers in a meeting room
InstitutionalWe presented the family farming packages to the MAGTwelve packages, demonstration plots and training of extension officers as a model of coordination.August 2026
Pile of fresh poultry litter under a shed during inoculation
LivestockPoultry litter composting: from a 150-day cycle to 30Result of the poultry pilot with live inoculant, with no carbon added at this stage.August 2026
Treated cotton field with open bolls
TrialsCotton in the Chaco: thrips control persistence went from 5 to 15 daysFifty hectares against fifty, with level-four initial infestation and removal of synthetic application boosters.July 2026
Soybean field in the Chaco under a cloudy sky
TechnicalFive seasons on the rise: what changed in the management of a Campo 9 farmerFrom 2,700 kg/ha in the drought year to 5,200 kg/ha, with regenerative management sustained over time.July 2026