Biofertilizer workshop at Backsbottom Farm
Learn how to make you own low cost biofertilizer with Rod Everett
FREE course at Backsbottom Farm LA2 9LL
To register, email Rod on backsbottom [at] phonecoop.coop or ring 015242 22214
Biofertilizers are easy to make on your own farm at a low cost. They help replace synthetic NPK fertilizers with beneficial soil microbes.
Aerobic soil food web microbes help build soil structure, increase carbon capture along with rainwater infiltration and create long term fertility.
Anaerobic based facultative biofertilizers strengthen the crops by creating a film of beneficial microbes on their leaves. These help protect them from pests and diseases and enhances their nutritional content.
Who uses biofertilizers on a commercial scale?
- Stuart Johnson, who was named Soil Farmer of the Year 2023, farms 216ha farm near Hexham and he uses aerobic biofertilizers.
- G’s use Johnson-Su compost on their farms. They grow crops on 17,500 hectares providing fresh produce for many supermarkets.
- Waddesdon Estate uses biofertilizers on 2000ha of crops in Buckinghamshire.