Carbon Farming Systems

 

 

Carbon Farming Systems® is the management of Energy that has to date rarely been valued in agricultural enterprises.  It is about catalysts, enzymes and the release of energy which can replace inputs currently sourced from the energy of fossil fuels.  BioNutrient Solutions deliver custom-made starters, fertilisers, foliars, spray adjuvants and stock health inputs that are carbon based and energy efficient.

 

Carbon Farming Systems®:

• Add value to farming systems outputs and soil health;
• Add measurable energy to our soils;
• Avoid the increasing burden of high input farming costs.

 

The concept is simple:

 

Fuel (nutrient energy) + Ignition (biology & carbon) = Energy (feeding the plant)

 

We maximize the use of Energy from water, gravity, sunlight and microbial processes to fill a potential shortfall in nutrient cycling, trash cycling, pathogen control and mineralization using Catalysts.

 

How do we achieve that?  

 

•With the addition of carbohydrate energy to all inputs to capture the opportunity to stimulate biological activity.
•The application of enzymes to reduce the energy required for the crop/pasture to function and use (metabolise) nutrient applied.
•The reliable delivery system of beneficial microbes to perform critical functions in production and produce enzymes which reduce the energy required to mineralise nutrients in the soil.

The Goals:

 

• To get more from the applied inputs of water, fertiliser and herbicide to a crop or pasture to ensure maximum production yields, and to leave the soil in a better position to produce next season.
• To avoid opportunity cost when handling fertiliser, seed, water and chemical.
• To significantly increase soil health and fertility factors, such as structure and nutrient cycling, as a byproduct of the cropping program.
• To capitalize on natural soil processes such as nitrogen fixation, phosphorus solubilisation and competitive exclusion to increase soil, and hence farming efficiency.
• To reduce the cost of production over time.
• To maintain the steady increase of yield and quality.

Why use Carbon Farming Systems®?

The world is raising the cost of Energy so agricultural producers need to place a greater value on energy within the farming system.

Cost Squeeze Diagram
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Agricultural producers need to establish a position of strength against rising markets and exert positive pressure to aspects within their range of influence to remain profitable and viable.

The Result of Implementing Carbon Farming Systems®:

• Reduced dependence on cost you can’t control. 
• Reduced nitrogen and starter costs.
• Improved soil health and fertility.

 

And ultimately, increase your hip pocket.