Why trace minerals & micronutrients are vital to crop health, disease resistance | Regenerative Ag

In order to establish healthier soils and increase crop performance, you need to first understand the critical role micronutrients play in plant development.
In this video, AEA founder John Kempf describes the function of 7 different micronutrients, explaining the role the play within disease resistance and high-yield production.
Advancing Eco Agriculture works with growers to create customized crop programs, combining our biological and mineral nutrition products with regenerative practices to improve crop quality, yields, and disease and insect resistance while regenerating soil health.
AEA Founder and Chief Vision Officer John Kempf is a leading crop health consultant and designer of innovative soil and plant management systems. He has a unique ability to simplify and clearly explain complex concepts in the areas of soil and plant health, and skillfully discusses the larger social and environmental impacts of food, agriculture, and ecology.
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[@partidaportet27]

That regulation prevents truth being openly.discussed is an indictment of how such frameworks end up being at the root of our inability to progress towards the more rounded and informed life we know is within our grasp. Well done John and AEA for covering the fundamentals of plant health.

[@ttanne7838]

Tar spot on corn is getting to be a huge topic.

[@patrickday4206]

One of the biggest things we get from plants that we eat is their chemical makeup that helps us also fight disease in our bodies so the healthier the plants I believe the healthier the people!

[@ralfnuggs165]

@@oscar6832people got scurvy because of war and famine not because of agriculture though. When things were good, people were healthy. In times of depression people got scurvy. However I agree a big part of our problem today is not only people eat too many of the wrong calories, but they do nothing to burn them off. Store way too much fat for way too long periods of time. Seeds oils and such. But a healthy carrot is a healthy carrot. Lemons will cure your scurvy no matter what year it is

[@marynunn1708]

Feeling like I’m sitting at the feet of a plant kung fu master! Could listen to insights like this all day long. Great insights and info as always. Thanks John!

[@jeremyschissler337]

i just bought micro pak, photo mag, and sea stem......love em all ...the smell is amazing....especially the sea stem.....super quality stuff.... thx you guys ...yall keep that regenerative ass kickin goin awn now ya hear???

[@AdvancingEcoAgriculture]

We love to hear that you're enjoying the products, Jeremy! Thanks for sharing :) - The AEA Team

[@paulbraga4460]

in this kind of a discussion, one may lose sight of balance of nutrition which is the holy grail, so to speak. then the whole plant-soil-microbe system sings. why sap analysis, which i cannot afford as a gardener, is valuable...blessings to all

[@Horse237]

From a John Kempf video long ago: SOAK SEEDS in Mn, Co, Cu and Zinc and Boron for 24 hours prior to planting. From another video: To kill white flies and aphids spray with Mg, Sulfur, Mo and B. Add Molasses to kill remaining insects (feeding on leaves) like stink bug, Colorado potato beetle. 24 hours to total kill. I have been at this for a few years studying and taking notes. Still looking to arrange financing for my climate battery greenhouses.

[@paulbraga4460]

wonderful reminders! i say the seed soak need not be confined to these so what i do is simply use a general micronutrient foliar spray dilute for seed soak...blessings

[@bluejay3945]

Do you recall the concentration for the pest control for each of the listed elements for spraying

[@valeriob.4394]

hi could you kindly share the links of the videos you are referring? thnx!

[@Horse237]

@@valeriob.4394 I just wrote them down in my notes without links. I have files of many tips like that but very few references.

[@davehansen4208]

Thanks for all aea does! 🙌🏻

[@mauricecalliss1303]

Ive seen this in regards to a zinc deficiency but i thought that it was related to the amount of light it was recievibg as the plant on wuestion went from iregular leaf petiole to regular petiole which after hearing this tells me that in my case that zinc requires (in the accents of any other reason not being present) adequate light exposure for it to perform it's task. I say this as the situation corrected itself with the increase in light exposure /or active photosynthesis . Great talk .thanks .

[@jamdrew15]

Thanks for sharing all of this information and all of your videos. You are incredibly inspirational. I hope some day I can acheive what you are speaking of, producing plants that are so healthy they are pest and disease immune.

[@AdvancingEcoAgriculture]

We're so glad that you enjoy these resources. That is an amazing goal :) Good luck! - The AEA Team

[@lilblackduc7312]

Great video. Thank you!

[@erbauungstutztaufgnade1875]

Wow very helpfull, thank you really very much!

[@ilanle]

Thank you

[@abdularifx]

Thanks you very much.

[@niccotton4058]

Hey could you see yourself upload your presentation for us to download as a pdf file? Then i could watch the video and take notes on my ipad.. it would make it a lot easier for me to process all the information. No worries if not!:) Cheers and thanks for the great content

[@johnjacobsen1915]

Hi ! Thanks !

[@blagoeres]

What mineral(s) have a major impact on wood/shoots hardening/lignification so that they are better prepared for low winter temperatures ? Is there something that a grower can do to improve winter hardiness in fruit trees and grape vines or that is soley genetical thing of a certain variety? Thanks.

[@willstanton8391]

Great work as always. I recall seeing a webinar when there was cucumbers that received too much Boron. What was the antidote? Ca?

[@paulbraga4460]

yes, that would be it - calcium. of this i am 100% certain...blessings

[@maryhysong]

I"m so sad. 😥 The book is not available anywhere 😥I've checked indie sellers, amazon, ebay....

[@logantauson789]

Love this... so which week is the most uptake in the moon cycles?? I’d guess full moon from the extra power of water draw but not sure?

[@veersapkal8218]

If cobalt delays maturity would it lead to negative effect on tablegrape cane maturity after foundation pruning.

[@mauricecalliss1303]

I'm noticing on native trees late season in my area and after a heavy rain that they are or have dropped healthy looking budd sites .bearing in mind it doesn't seem that there was enuff trauma to cause this so it's more likely it's what the tree has done itself like it knows how many sites it's capable of supporting. Or it knows how it will need those nutrients at a later date when it's processed into nutrients from being processed from soil biology which shows the importance of a healthy fully supplied root and soil biome..

[@ttanne7838]

I could not find tar spot on corn. phyllachora maydis + mineral nutrition and plant disease

[@Mattsextonabq]

how does this material apply to aquaponics? Would we test the water and sap and will that give us all the insight we need?

[@ratemyboard]

Check out Dark Nectar Cooperative, they are applying all this stuff to aquaponics

[@magnusbarth6671]

Reduced iron, is that something you buy or can iron sulphate be reduced by adding something. I'm not I understand this process. ??

[@matthewkheyfets1309]

Is the best time to apply foliar application of nutralive and vitality either late afternoon/early evening OR early morning?

[@AdvancingEcoAgriculture]

Great question, Matthew! Both early morning and early evening are great times to apply. The key is to be sure you're making your applications before or after the sun is too strong. Good luck :) - The AEA Team

[@matthewkheyfets1309]

@@AdvancingEcoAgriculture sounds like I've been doing the plants good :D One tomato having some issues with blight despite the sprays but the others are growing full force now and have light green leaves and the larger tomatoes are really flowering. For the first time, I have blossoms where the first flower is gigantic, and the rest of the flowers are smaller, but considerably bigger than in previous years. The last flowers on the flower clusters are literally the size of my first flowers in previous years.

[@tangobayus]

You mention that there is one week during the moon cycle when plants absorb nutrients better. What week is that? How does this affect timing of planting? Thanks.

[@oscar6832]

Full moon offcourse. When there is a full moon the water on earth is pulled by the moon, creating tides. Seeds germinste faster too and the soil is more open for fertilser applications. It is well known.

[@oscar6832]

And the worst would be no moon (smaller moon), if that would be your follow up question.

[@ttanne7838]

Could you address hail damage on broad acre crops? thanks

[@Ghanzo]

Copper maybe, according to what was in this talk. Plant elasticity.

[@dennistaylor3796]

We had hail damage on tomatoes it put holes in the leaves which then got fungal disease

[@ashwinpatel4537]

Can any body guide on nutrients to control white mold in soyabean

[@anthonycopacetic5016]

Leaf spot on celery. Help

[@RKOuttathebox]

Are there anyways to keep Japanese Beetles at bay? They get horrible in July and can decimate the leaves on fruit trees and grape vines for the rest of the year.

[@AdvancingEcoAgriculture]

Thank you for this question R K! We've actually found that our Regenerative Soil Healthy Primer is a great starting point (www.advancingecoag.com/regenerative-soil-primer). Beyond that, we've had success using our products Rejuvenate, Rebound Boron, and SeaStim to help with these beetles. If you suspect a surplus of nitrogen, you may consider adding PhotoMag. To find out more about these products, we invite you to take a look at our website: www.advancingecoag.com/ Good luck :) - The AEA Team

[@christopherburman3340]

Is a reduced form the same as complexed?

[@Stilgar74]

no ... reduced is a reference to the oxidation/reduction state of a substance, whereas complexed is a reference to the fact the substance is comprised of more than one material held together usually in a soluble solution

[@paulbraga4460]

i believe complexing goes to non-metal micronutrients and the term for metal micronutrients would be chelation. and then reduced goes opposite oxidized. i put this out here so someone will correct me if i get it wrong. ..blessings to all

[@christopherburman3340]

Ok. So how do I determine if something like iron or manganese is reduced or not? Nothing on the label indicates this (am in South Africa if that is relevant).

[@drtootsi]

It's never just iron or manganese though, it's always a compound such as a sulphate or phosphate. The other part of the compound is what gives you info about oxidation vs reduction state.

[@christopherburman3340]

@@drtootsi thank you. Will find name of substance and share. Thank you all for feedback

[@ukaszkukoowicz6328]

John, three is one thing i've been pondering about. I use winter rye cover. Due to local climate and short growing season I have to terminate it by mowing/shallow till. Do you thing there is a way for micronutrients foliar spray to speed up flowering to allow termination by rolling?

[@paulbraga4460]

great question. there is this proposal that the shorter the time it takes for you to grow a crop, the more nutritious it will be. and crops grown well more readily decomposes. looking forward to the answer from John...blessings

[@Nightowl5454]

I kill my cereal rye by crimping/rolling it. If you do it at the right age of growth it kills it effectively, might have to do it a 2nd time if you did it too early. If you weren't able to get enough growth to kill by crimping/rolling then just crimp/roll then lay black plastic down if you don't need to do a massive area.

[@AdvancingEcoAgriculture]

This would be a great question to bring to a future Ask Us Anything webinar, Łukasz! It seems there are multiple people who would like to hear John weigh in on this. - The AEA Team

[@partidaportet27]

We only spray leaves where Saturn is in opposition

[@xx7101]

Rerun?

[@johnnyb4869]

I thought I remembered it to

[@FuAzzi]

Volume is to low

[@karenf9137]

I think Galileo had that same problem....🤔

[@patrickday4206]

I wouldn't say completely resistant to disease and insects but 98 percent resistant or something like that there's always exceptions!