Our lab offers third party evaluations of proprietary soil amendments and foliar applications aimed at improving the mineral nutrition and productivity of crops. We began evaluating products in 2015 with the goal of providing timely and valuable information on efficacy for farmers. Products to be tested target enhancing soil biological and/or chemical function. Products are most often tested on corn and soybean, applied as either a soil amendment or as a foliar application.
Soil Amendment and Foliar Application Performance Trials
These trials included the following products:
- AgZyme by Ag Concepts (2015, 2016)
- AO Crop by Agraian Organics (2015)
- Enersol and Enersol LDG by AMCOL Bio-Ag (2015)
- Liquid Carbon by Monty's Plant Food (2015)
- BAM-FX by Zero Gravity Solutions (2016)
FINAL REPORTS: 2015 report, 2016 report
AgXplore
NZone Max was tested over three years
FINAL REPORT: NZone Max
The Andersons
We tested the following products:
- K-Mate
- Trainer
- Innova
- Hydrahume
Final reports for these trials are in preparation.
Mosaic
We tested the following products:
Final reports for these trials are in preparation.
Additional Information
Iowa State runs a webpage that provides information on non-traditional materials marketed for use in crop production.