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Explore the ingredients, ideas and soil processes behind Bio Charge — and how biology and nutrition can work together on New Zealand farms.
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Get to know the thinking behind our products and the living systems they are designed to support.
Early fungal results from a dairy-silage block in Clutha, Otago. Follow our comparison of Fungal Feeder and a traditional urea programme, with dry matter results still to come.
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Conal’s latest research brings together higher first-cut dry matter harvests, fungal biomass and nitrogen cycling estimates, with Cambridge adding a one-year perspective. Explore the findings and what comes next.
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The dry matter results are back. See the first-cut harvest estimates, control comparisons and historical Northland context in Part 2 of Conal Wattam’s pasture research.
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Part 1 brings together fresh pasture weights, Brix, earthworms and field photos. Watch this space for dry matter weights, Soil Foodweb results and Hills herbage tests.
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Meet Conal Wattam, whose journey from vineyards to compost and soil biology now brings him into Bio Charge's pasture research. A control and three Fungal Feeder rates are being compared, with the first cut...
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Their land, their livelihood, their decisions. We follow an unnamed farm’s journey with practical measurements, honest context and trust built over time.
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The pasture stayed productive while the learning continued. A year of Fungal Feeder use has given us baseline and follow-up soil results, ratios closer to 1:1 and higher estimated nitrogen-cycling potential. Here is what...
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What is happening around your pasture roots? Explore the role of soil fungi, how Soil Foodweb New Zealand can help you measure your soil biology, and where Fungal Feeder fits into a programme you...
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The cows have moved on. What's your plan for the soil? Learn how to fit Bio Charge Boost applications around grazing, work towards 90 litres per hectare per year, and keep track of timing,...
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Cadmium, phosphate fertiliser and why the source — and form — of phosphorus matters. Explore New Zealand’s phosphate history, RPR and the questions to ask about what goes into your soil.
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If you've spent any time looking at soil health, biological farming or newer agricultural inputs, you've probably come across the word biostimulant. It's also one of those words that can mean very little if...
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Discover what biochar is, how it interacts with soil, nutrients and biology, and why Bio Charge uses New Zealand-made biochar in liquid biostimulants.
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