Plant Up to

3 Days Earlier

You can’t control the weather, but you can control your residue. PhycoTerra® Soil Amendment clears the way for warmer seedbeds, earlier planting and up to a 4.5x return on investment.

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Turn Your Crop Trash
Into Crop Cash.

Residue is a classic can’t-live-with-it, can’t-live-without-it scenario. Every grower wants sturdy crops and high yields during a growing season, but no one wants the residue after harvest.

Most farmers manage residue in one of two ways.

#1: Tillage

Tillage clears residue, but it doesn’t break it down. Adding PhycoTerra with tillage accelerates decomposition in the field over winter, so residue is minimized and actively breaking down to feed your spring crops, rather than large chunks of plant material sitting in your soil.

#2: Leaving Residue

Leaving residue can cause planting delays, poor germination or slow emergence. At worst it harbors pests and damages machinery. PhycoTerra enables microbes to break down residue, enabling you to avoid delays and other costly setbacks.

#3: Speed Up Decomposition

Field proven and backed by a lab, growers can see a return on investment of $59 to $108 per acre after using PhycoTerra Soil Amendment to feed beneficial microbes and speed up decomposition.

Whether your plan is full tillage, strip-till or no-till, PhycoTerra fits into your system and breaks down residue faster for earlier planting, better yields and healthier soil.

Residue Management White Paper

Want a full understanding of the science behind decomposition and PhycoTerra? Download our white paper to learn more.

Field Proven Results

"PhycoTerra is compatible with everything we've tested it with, which is ideal for no-till farmers. It's a product that will tank mix with anything for weed management, supporting a one-pass system."

Chad Rubbelke, Owner Rubbelke Farms

Des Lacs, ND

SEE WHAT PHYCOTERRA CAN DO ON YOUR ACRES

How It Works

75% of beneficial microbes in farm soil are dormant due to starvation, so they can’t decompose your crop residue. By feeding them a well-balanced food source, like our unique patented strain of microalgae used in PhycoTerra Soil Amendment, you can wake them up and put them to work breaking down residue.

21%
Residue Reduction

A diverse, active and abundant soil microbiome breaks down residue faster with a 21% residue reduction come spring. When residue breaks down faster, you’re able to plant earlier.

It’s not bugs in a jug. It’s a stable, well-balanced meal that puts microbes to work.

No Hassle Application

Farmers are busy enough, so all of our products are designed with low rates (1-2 quarts per acre), exceptional mixability and without special equipment. They also won’t gum or clog your sprayer.

Compatibility and Timing: Works with burndown, post-harvest, pre-till either on its own or combined with a burn down.

There are no weather restrictions, so apply PhycoTerra Soil Amendment whenever is best for you.

Applied Across Crops: Supports residue management across corn, soy, cotton, wheat, canola and more.

Not Like Other Products on the Market

Don’t gamble when it comes to next spring’s planting date. Get residue results backed by a lab, tested in fields and trusted by farmers like you.

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FAQs

Why is it important for growers to feed their native beneficial soil microbes?

Plain and simple, starving microbes can’t break down residue. Beyond that, they also can’t improve your soil structure, support crop health and improve yield potential. Feeding beneficial microbes is like adding an exceptional farm hand to your team that doesn’t take breaks once they’re fed.

Why is PhycoTerra a superior food source for beneficial microbes?

Beneficial soil microbes need a high-quality, balanced diet to thrive and multiply. PhycoTerra and PhycoTerra Organic are unique formulations with a carbon-to-nitrogen (C:N) ratio of 7:1, which makes it an excellent carbon source for microbes and promotes mineralization. Many biostimulants have a much higher C:N ratio, which can lead to immobilization of soil nutrients, making them unusable to the plant. Because PhycoTerra utilizes microalgae as the main ingredient in its formulation, it contains an ideal balance of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins which feed a more abundant and diverse range of bacteria and fungi and encourages a steady and prolonged activation of the soil microbiome after application.

How does PhycoTerra improve soil health?

Technically, PhycoTerra doesn’t improve soil health, it feeds the beneficial microbes in your soil so they can improve soil health.
Starving microbes go dormant as a survival strategy. Around 75% of soil microbes globally are dormant in growers’ fields today.
PhycoTerra feeds and activates these beneficial soil microbes, which are the foundation of soil health. When these native microbes are fed a “balanced diet” they do important jobs like improving soil structure and water productivity, optimizing nutrient mineralization and cycling and supporting plants through abiotic stress.

How do I store PhycoTerra?

PhycoTerra does not have any special storage requirements. All PhycoTerra branded products can be stored in the field during the season and can withstand both heat and cold without reducing efficacy. For multiple use, the container should always be sealed properly and stored in a dry, cool place.

Can I mix Phycoterra products with my current crop inputs?

Yes, PhycoTerra has an extremely high mixability and no known incompatibilities with any other inputs.

Is there a risk of nutrient tie up, like with other carbon products?

No. PhycoTerra® is designed to avoid the nutrient lock-up problem that can happen with other biostimulants. Many products on the market have a very high carbon-to-nitrogen (C:N) ratio, which starves microbes of nitrogen and leads them to pull nutrients out of the soil.
PhycoTerra has a balanced 7:1 C:N ratio, providing microbes with the right mix of carbon, nitrogen, and energy they need to stay active and keep nutrients moving. It’s a complete food source with carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids, so it feeds the entire microbial community. That means steady breakdown of residue without the nutrient tie-up.

Is PhycoTerra a living, biological product?

No, PhycoTerra is not a living biological product. It is a patented microalgae that acts as a superfood for beneficial bacteria and fungi in farm soil.