Fertile Ground

Setting the Standard

Environmental Biotech
Solutions
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Setting the Standard

Fertile Ground, LLC is at the forefront of the world’s Environmental Biotech

Companies. Our line of products revolutionize the enterprises of agribusiness
biotechnology, wastewater treatment and bio-remediation, where we offer a wide
range of microbial solutions and treatment programs. We advance our unique
products for the transformation of common & specialty wastewater treatment,
livestock waste management, crop yield enhancement and soil performance,
aquaculture yield enrichment, algae control, bio-remediation and oil & gas production
water recycling. Our Clients range from small to large scale traditional, hydroponic,
aquaponic, aeroponic, poultry and pig farms, to waste-water treatment plants and
bio-remediation companies worldwide. Behind Fertile Ground, LLC are laboratories,
led by several of the world’s leading microbiologists, dedicated to continually
developing innovative and cost-effective bio-technological products and treatment
methods. Employed is the most sophisticated equipment in the industry, enabling
quick creation of new products and services that meet the highest quality standards.
Our focus is solving Client’s problems, whether that be by increasing the yield of
underperforming farmland, increasing the yield in aquaculture/shrimp farms,
eliminating algae in landscape water or by effectively treating wastewater.
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Biotech Microbial Solutions:

Overview

Waste & Wastewater Treatment Grease & Oil Treatment

• Food & Pulp • Grease

• Dairy • Odor Eliminator

• Ammonia Sewage & Septic Treatment

• Pulp & Mill • Septic

Agricultural & Livestock Treatment • Drain Line

• Waste – Animal Petroleum & Chemical Treatment

• Compost Accelerator • Bio-remediation

• Soil Inoculant & Conditioner • Hydrocarbon/Petroleum

• Thatch • Chlorinated Solvent

Aquaculture & Lake / Pond Treatment • Parts Washer

• Aquaculture

• Pond/Lake
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Our Flagship:

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Agriculture
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• ABOUT THE PRODUCT *

Fertile Ground (FG) is a unique, multi-strain (12 strain), OMRI CERTIFIED soil inoculant designed to
improve plant growth and vigor through greatly improved nutrition and plant hormone
production. FG induces systemic, acquired resistance and aids with drought resistance. The
product has been developed based on recent research advances in plant microbiome, rhizosphere
engineering, plant nutrition and signaling pathways. It deploys a holistic approach-intervention of
soil microbiome, soil quality, nutrient cycling, plant health and plant protection. The product
aspects are…
o FG is based on Microbial consortia rather than single species approach, and was developed
based on the fail-safe concept… at least two strains are included in the product to perform a
single task.
o FG is a combination of highly efficient natural microbes as a microbial consortium.
o The microbial consortium in FG consists of 15-20 keystone species, selected from different
functional groups which work synergistically together.
o Nitrogen Fixation: FG converts the non-available elemental nitrogen into plant available
ammonium nitrogen and enhances plant intake of this element.
o Phosphorus Solubolization: FG enhances phosphorus uptake by hydrolyzing organic and
inorganic phosphorus from insoluble compounds.
o Growth Hormone Production: FG induces plants to secrete phytohormones, thereby
enhancing plant growth
o Conditions Soil: FG produces polysaccharides which act like glue to bind soil particles into
aggregates and, thus, improves soil structure; degrades large molecule-size nutrients like
polysaccharides, amino acids and aliphatic acids into small molecules for increased root uptake
o Disease Control & Antibiotic Production: FG induces systemic resistance in plants and produces
antifungal compounds which act to comprehensively improve the resistance of the plant to
pathogens, including Rhizoctonia and Pythium
o Siderophore Production: FG secretes chelating compounds which act as robust binding agents
for iron
o Enzyme Production: FG produces a diverse array of enzymes that further enhances plant
nutrient uptake
o FG is very safe… Bio Level 1
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The future…
Custom Fertilizer Solutions

Fertile Ground collects soil samples to identify the

microbial biomarkers through DNA sequencing, which
provides a meaningful explanation of how the soil is
functioning. With this data we generate a complete
microbial analysis, develop a customized interpretation
of the microbiome and recommend a custom blend of
nutrients and bacteria based on the biodiversity,
vulnerability and nutrition pathways specific to the
crop and the soil.

Fertile Ground turns your soil samples into an easily

understood report with the detailed information
needed to make the best farming decisions.
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Fertile Ground
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Tomatoes
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Total “average” for all plots

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* TRIAL RESULTS *
Mexico
Tomatoes
February, 2019

Trial Plot:
• ¼ Hectare – 5,000 Plants
• Fertile Ground Dose = 8 grams/wk.
for 12 weeks. Then, 2x/mo. to end
• Standard Fertilization protocol

Control Plot:
• ¼ Hectare – 5,000 Plants
• Standard Fertilization protocol
• Same Greenhouse
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* TRIAL RESULTS *
Mexico
Tomatoes

April 3rd, 2019 - 3 weeks

May 1st, 2019 - 7 weeks

Trial Plot: Control Plot:

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* TRIAL RESULTS *
Mexico
Tomatoes
July 26th, 2019 - 12 weeks

August 9th, 2019 - 16 weeks

Trial Plot: Control Plot:

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* TRIAL RESULTS *
Mexico

Case Study
Trials and Evalution - Tomatoes

August 9th, 2019 - 16 weeks

Trial Plot: Control Plot:

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* TRIAL RESULTS *
Mexico
Tomato Results

Ending Weight
Parcel (Kg)
Treated 2,250
Control 1,590
Weight Increase 660
Percent Increase 42%

Overall Weight Increase

42%
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Cannabis/Hemp
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Greenbrier Growers
Fall 2019
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Greenbrier Growers
Chad Bishop Testimonial
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Hemp
Control Plot: Analysis
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Hemp
Trial Plot: Analysis
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Hemp
Root Comparison
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Cannabis
Root Comparison
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Cotton
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* TRIAL RESULTS *
Bronwood, Georgia

October, 2019
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* Trial Parameters *

The Farmer said…

The Fertile Ground plot (20 acres) was the best stand of cotton
he has ever seen, and that he estimated it would weigh
in at 2,000 lbs./acre
Versus the average weight of the control
plots being 1,100 lbs./acre, that would give an
82% increase In yield.
At $0.77/lb. an increase of $693/acre.
The cost to produce this increase would be $108/acre
 Trial
More Bolls per plant

Control
 Trial

Much Larger
Bolls

Control
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Control

Obvious yield difference

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Flowers
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Roses
(Freedom)
2020
TOTAL ROWS EVALUATED
ÁREA FORM OF APPLICATION

CONTROL 20 600m2 ------

TRIAL 20 600m2 Drench to the root zone

• STATE OF THE PLANTS:

All the plants, both the treated plants and the control, were
chosen from the same lot therefore, no plants had an
advantage. All plants were in the same phenologic state and
time of cycle at the beginning of the trial. All plants were
given the same nutritional and phytosanitary management.
All plants were of the variety; Freedom 8 yrs. old.

• OBJECTIVE: • APPLICATIONS:
Evaluate the effects on growth and One application per week for 8
quality in the Freedom Rose variety weeks. Weeks 45-52 of 2019
using the bio-stimulant, Fertile Ground.
• DATA TAKEN:
• LOCATION:
Daily data: Number of stems
A farm in the flower sector of the harvested per bed from the
Savannah near Bogota, Colombia. 50th week of 2019 through the
Block 10 of the farm. 5th week of 2020
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Roses: Data
2020
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Roses: Results
2020

(Stems)

+71%
Control Fertile
Ground

The Data corresponds to

41 days of harvesting (12/12/2019 - 1/22/2020)
and represents 8 weeks of
Fertile Ground applications
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Roses
2020
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* TRIAL RESULTS *
Mexico: Orchids
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* TRIAL RESULTS *
Mexico: Orchids
Trial Contro
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Mexico Orchid trials: One week after the 1st

application the trial orchids are already showing
more, and greener leaves, and much stronger shoots

4 weeks after 1st treatment. Obvious differences

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* TRIAL RESULTS *
Mexico: Orchids
Trial Control
4 weeks after 1st treatment. Obvious differences
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* TRIAL RESULTS *
Asia: Orchids
Control Trial

Pre-treatment

One month later: 6 to 1 buds

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* TRIAL RESULTS *
Asia: Orchids
Control Trial

75 Days after initial dosing

6 to 1 blooms

500% Increase
Fertile Ground is GREAT as a special fertilizer for
high-end flower
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Two months: African Violets

October, 2017
Control Trial
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Other Plants
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Broccoli
Results in Colombia

Trials and ongoing use in the US, China, Brazil, Colombia

and India have proven that Fertile Ground can increase
the yield by 20-40% in one cycle on standard farmland
and by 300% in the most marginal soils.
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Lettuce
Results in Colombia

Before: After
Fusarium (lettuce wilt) disease

Fertile Ground application reduced the

growing time from 4 months to 2 months
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