FAQs

Why should I use Biofeed products instead of common chemical products?
Simple. Biofeed products are university and field-tested and are proven to provide a safe yet dynamic alternative to environmentally harmful chemicals. The products are available in easy to use concentrated form that may be applied in a variety of ways. Most of the fertilizers on the market today are based on old technology from an age that ignores the benefits of building healthy, living soil. Biofeed products, on the other hand are designed to enhance the life beneath our feet. This results in a more balanced PRO-BIOTIC or PRO-LIFE growing environment for all plants, crops and turf.

Why don't chemical fertilizers improve the soil?
Soil is a complex system of microbial functions that involves the activity of bacteria, fungi, yeasts, molds, actinomycetes, protozoa, nematodes, microarthropods, algae, and a variety of higher life forms. These live synergistically to process the complex matters that enter the soil and ultimately convert environmental refuse into nutritional compounds that are converted into efficient plant nutrients or long chain components that aid soil structure. A hand full of healthy soil contains more microbes than there are people on the earth. Scientific research reports that just one teaspoon may contain up to 600,000,000 individual bacteria, 60,000 meters of fungal hyphae, 500,000 microarthropods, 500,000 beneficial nematodes, 100,000 protozoa, 100,000 yeasts. Soil is truly a living system. Chemical nutrient sources alone do not provide the complex biostimulation or the organic energy components required to support the soils diverse microbial populations.

How are these products unique or different?
Biofeed products are not a copy or knock-off of other products on the market. These formulations have been developed through many years of research to determine the most environmentally synergistic components available. The Biofeed process converts plant nutrients into the most dynamic form that can be assimilated by plants and crops. For over 20 years Biofeed has been leading the way in the industry by producing and marketing the most advanced biotechnology products available today.

How do I know what products to use?
Biofeed literature provides basic use information and our dealers and distributors can work with you to determine the best program for your operation no matter what your business may be. From farming, golf course, landscaping or environmental, Biofeed provides its representatives with extensive training and readily available technical expertise directly from its product development department.

How do I apply the products?
Biofeed products are applied directly to the soil, seed, plant leaves or the irrigation water by drip application, fertilizer injection systems and hand or power sprayer. On farming operations, the products are generally spray applied with ground spray rigs and aerial spray rigs during foliar application or water-run for soil application.

Do I need a permit or license to apply the products?
NO- Biofeed products contain no toxic or regulated components and require no permits and generally require no license to handle or apply. It is recommended that the user contact his/her local fertilizer regulatory agency to determine if there are any licenses required to apply organic based fertilizers for profit- within their state or region.

How does Biofeed affect the soil and plant fertility?
Biofeed products increase the activity of aerobic microorganisms that immediately begin to improve soil conditions. The growth of beneficial aerobic microorganisms reduces the growth of pathogenic bacteria, enhances nutrient uptake and reduces nutrient leaching by converting organic matter to humus. These improved soil conditions in turn strengthen natural defense systems that produce higher yielding crops and develop healthier turf grass systems.

How does Biofeed improve synthetic fertilizer conversion and nutrient uptake by plants?
Conversion of synthetically derived nutrients is necessary for efficient uptake by the plant. Biofeed products stimulate the growth of a diverse microbial population that feeds on the applied nutrients converting them into usable organic complexes that plants prefer as a source of nutrients. It can be said that plants "eat" from the second table- after soil microbes convert needed nutrients into a plant digestible form and combines these nutrients with vitamins, enzymes and biostimulant properties then the plant can utilize these as whole food, this results in better plant health.

What are the benefits from using Biofeed soil products?

  1. Physical modification of soil structure enabling increased moisture retention and aeration.
  2. Enlargement of soil pore spaces resulting in improved water adsorption resulting in less erosion, more extensive root growth and better drainage.
  3. Bioconversion of tied-up nutrients for retention and usability of nutrients by the plant.
  4. Improved seed germination due to improved microbial activity and fertility.
  5. Less disease in roots and plant tissue.
  6. Increased vitamin and sugar production in plants.
  7. Enhanced establishment and maturity of plants or crops.
  8. Larger more consistent root crops.

Biofeed contains humic acids, which are high in carbon, how does carbon improve soil fertility?
Plants which generally contain up to 40% carbon, absorb it from the atmosphere through the leaves in the form of carbon dioxide, but they also absorb carbon compounds through the roots that is produce by soil microbes. Biofeed products increase the rate of conversion of decaying plant matter to carbon-rich compounds or humus that aids in retaining plant nutrients in an exchangeable form. This humus or humic matter serves as a long-term source of energy for essential soil microorganisms. Without carbon in the soil, the biological food web is deficient and plant life suffers. The addition of plant residues, manures, compost or products that generate organic matter such as Biofeed Probiotic products from within the soil contribute significantly to balancing the plant/soil carbon requirements.

How do microbes function as the digestive system for plants?
The root-zone or rhizosphere is the home for many billions of soil bacteria that act as a digestive system for plants by decomposing a wide variety of organic matters, chemicals and nutrients. During the process of photosynthesis, plants generate sugars, organic acids and chlorophyll that combine to form a substance called "mucigel". This mucigel is then pumped downward to the roots where it is exuded into the root-zone, and serves as a food source for soil microbes. These microbes then utilize the mucigel to produce vitamins, enzymes and amino acids. These microbial products then solublize nutrients present in the soil and release them for uptake back into the root system and throughout the plant system. This process occurs continuously during the plant life cycle.

What are the functions that only biological life in the soil can do?

  1. Decomposition of crop and plant residues into valuable humus.
  2. Conversion of insoluble nutrients into a plant usable complexed or chelated form.
  3. Disease suppression by natural biological control through a system of check and balances.
  4. Generation of enzymes, amino acids and polysaccharides that contribute to healthy soil structure.
  5. Detoxification of chemical residues into harmless by-products and humus.
  6. Production of natural biostimulants and plant growth regulators.

Does Biofeed affect the Ph of soil and water?
Biofeed products contain a dynamic enzyme system that breaks the bonds that hold the water molecule together. Disruption of these bonds results in the release of hydrogen that neutralizes alkalinity.

How does Biofeed increase the growth of beneficial aerobic bacteria and dissolved oxygen?
Through the action of the H2O dehydrogenase enzymes contained in Biofeed, the water molecule is split into its basic components releasing free oxygen into the soil or water into which it is applied. Beneficial aerobic bacteria require oxygen for their respiration and they actively thrive in an oxygen-rich environment.

Do Biofeed products leave any harmful or toxic residue?
NO- All of the products are formulated for zero toxicity and are subject to microbial or environmental breakdown once applied. Biofeed Solutions, Inc, is committed to protecting our environment.

Are Biofeed products tested by any approved laboratories, private firms or universities?
YES- Several of the products have been tested in University trials as well as by private researchers and the results are well documented. Toxicology tests have been conducted on several of the company's water treatment products to determine safe levels of use or spillage and these have been found to be non-toxic and meet or exceed the US EPA's toxicology limit threshold for regulated substances. Consult your Biofeed representative for research data for use in your specific market area.

How are Biofeed products packaged?
The products are available in 2.5 gallon jugs/2-per case, 55 gallon drums and 275 gallon mini bulk tanks.

Does Biofeed Solutions, Inc have quality control measures in place to ensure consistency?
YES- Several measures are utilized to maintain product integrity and performance. Nutrients are precisely measured to meet the exacting guaranteed analysis for each product formula. Every batch is sampled and stored for no less than 1 year from the date of manufacture. Raw material processes are monitored on a scheduled basis to ensure consistent extraction and solubility of select amino acids, carboxylic acids and humic acid derivitaves. Biofeed Solutions, Inc has a goal of becoming ISO 9000 certified by 2004 and daily strives to maintain the highest level of production quality. Biofeed management believes that maintaining such important goals will further advance its interests and ensure its growth ahead of the competition.

Does Biofeed have adequate production capabilities?
Yes, Biofeed has a total production capacity of no less than 100,000 gallons per month of combined products. The company stores adequate raw materials to produce 3-6 months of finished products and relies on several large suppliers with large bulk shipment capabilities.

Does Biofeed have custom blending and packaging capabilities?
Yes, Biofeed has the ability to custom blend fertilizers and environmental products and can package these in a variety of containers to supply a variety of markets. The company owns several large and small mixing and storage bulk tanks to blend and store various products, custom or standard.

Do Biofeed products require any registration?
Yes, Each state or country has a fertilizer regulatory department that oversees or tracks the products sold within that state. As Biofeed expands its markets it takes the required steps to satisfy all state or country registration requirements for the promotion and sale of the products.

Do Biofeed products cost more than common chemical products?
NO- Biofeed products generally compete on a cost per acre basis, although cost per gallon may be higher the products are concentrated to reduce shipping and application expenses.