Ep 8 – Replacing Urea with Biology? The Science Behind BioN
In this episode of Where Inches Matter, Allan Piercy interviews Gerhard Vermaak of Custom Chemistry, developer of BioN – a patented biological nitrogen fixation technology.
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In this episode of Where Inches Matter, Allan Piercy interviews Gerhard Vermaak of Custom Chemistry, developer of BioN – a patented biological nitrogen fixation technology.
Dion Gordon manages three dairy farms in Canterbury, milking 3,500 cows across a range of soil types. What began with closer soil testing and questioning
In this episode of Where Inches Matter, we sit down with coastal dairy farmer Stu Russell to talk soil compaction, nitrogen decisions, and what actually

In this episode of Where Inches Matter, Allan takes you straight to the paddock for a hands-on discussion about soil health, pasture growth, and the
New Zealand has a great history of innovation in farming. So, what happened; when did we stop exploring new ways of getting better outcomes? At Agraforum, we didn’t.
Our soil isn’t ‘living’ anymore. Through the use of excess nitrates, sulphates, sodium, magnesium, potassium and salts in general (such as most fungicides, insecticides, pesticides and herbicides), we’ve altered the electrical properties of our soil.
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