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Guest Post by M and Dale Brown of Buzzville Apiary, Langdon New Hampshire Increasing awareness through scientific study has opened an opportunity for apiculturists, from home enthusiasts to commercial and migratory keepers, to explore and learn about a fresh approach, to further improve their existing Hive management practices. Let us introduce you to Fulvic Acid... Components derived from ancient stores deep within Nature’s pantry, the result of microbiological processes of

From producing more food to developing a sustainable supply chain, agriculture will continue to be an evolving field.

The internet is a vast place; full of some of the best methods for growing cannabis. Everyone wants the silver bullet to growing the absolute best flower. There’s one secret in particular that’s only bundled in the best brands of fulvic acid. Gallic acid is the best plant supplement you’ve never heard of. A bottle of humates used as an additive to your base fertilizer may contain several different substances. It may contain just humic and a small amount of fulvic acid if it

We always try to keep our gardens healthy and productive for maximum nutrition and yield. Sometimes, changing environmental factors create non-optimum growing conditions for the growth of plants. When your garden gets out of balance, most issues can be solved with a little know how and the addition of a high quality fulvic acid. PH plays a huge role in nutrient absorption. The availability of many plant nutrients in soils including iron, zinc, copper, and manganese, is reduce

I was walking through my local specialty gardening store aisle looking for a good fulvic acid for my garden. One bottle from a big brand name claims 0.1% humic acid from Leonardite, while another leading brand claims 1% weight by weight total humates on the label. With such confusing labels how am I supposed to find a good quality humic or fulvic acid product? Let’s start with some information on the source material, humic substances. It is organic material that has been degr

Benzoic acid has been widely used since the mid 1800s, and for good reason. When it comes to improving crop yields and disease resistance in crops, this compound is among the most important organic plant acids. It’s impactful, and it’s tough on crime. BA IS LIKE BODYBUILDING FOR PLANTS When used as a foliar spray, benzoic acid can significantly increase the overall biomass of plants. One study on benzoic acid tested its use as a growth stimulant on tomatoes grown in calcareou

AgTonik was ranked #9 in a list of 33 organic and safe products for lawncare and gardens. YourGreenPal.com published their 2018 Complete Buyers Guide for Eco-Friendly Lawn and Garden Care; the annual guide offers products that work without harsh chemicals and pesticides which improve soil and plant health. Let me clarify some points their blog made. AgTonik’s product, MLG-50 has 13 additional organic acids, 15 total counting fulvic and humic acids. These other 13 organic

MLG-50™ : A BioActive Plant-Sourced Organic Acid Complex Do you know the advantages, economy and versatility of a plant-sourced organic acid complex as part of your crop nutrient program? Organic hydroponic and cropland farmers use our products to achieve higher yields and healthier crops, while lowering their use of chemicals and saving on operational costs. The bottom line is effectiveness combined with clean practices. Growing nutritionally dense food — with as few herbic

AgTonik and Mineral Logic have adopted technical standards that give consumers a reliable and accurate way to compare products containing fulvic acid by just reading the product labels. AgTonik, a manufacturer and supplier of fulvic acid products for plant and livestock use, and Mineral Logic, which makes and sells fulvic acid products for human consumption, both have adopted the Lamar Standardized Method for measuring the concentration of fulvic acid — a method that has beco

While farmers and hydroponic growers may be familiar with fulvic acid as an essential supplement for healthy plants, they often aren’t aware of the need for other organic acids that serve as necessary ingredients for producing the best tasting and the healthiest plants. The organic acids found in the AgTonik MLG-50 product may have some odd sounding names — such as caffeic, shikimic, and protocatechuic acids — but they are important just the same. In one way or another, all o

Scientists have confirmed through research that the chemical processes involved in promoting the healthy growth of plants are a complex dance of microbes, minerals and organic acids. As their understanding of the processes became more precise, it became clear that humic and fulvic acids play an important role in enabling plants to absorb the some 17 crucial elements for healthy growth such as iron, which is necessary for photosynthesis. With that precision, also came a new ap

A recent study in Michigan indicates that cannabis grown hydroponically, with the use of fulvic acid as a mineral supplement, will yield about 21 percent more plant material without sacrificing the cannabinoid potency of the plants. At the conclusion of a 12-week experiment conducted by AgTonik LLC with chemical analysis performed by PSI Labs, Ann Arbor, MI, the test group of cannabis plants were approximately 20 percent taller and larger, with tap roots nearly twice as long

Whenever you sell a product, you are putting your reputation on the line because the customer assumes you have the facts and research to back up your statements about the quality and features you guarantee. Those facts often are hard to come by in the business of selling fulvic and humic acid amendments because there’s so much unreliable information on the internet today about their original humate sources. To cut through the misinformation, here are a few facts on humate sou

MiBiz news magazine profiled AgTonik and CEO Andrew Bruex in a story on the national and worldwide markets for fulvic acid and its potential to agriculture, hydroponics and the cannabis industry. According to the article: “One Southwest Michigan biotech company wants to leverage a little-known chemical compound to capitalize on the hydroponic and cannabis industries. When AgTonik LLC incorporated in 2014, the company initially produced fulvic acid for use in the nutraceutical