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- Equip farmers with tools and insights for healthy, productive soils.
- Unlock the benefits of healthy soil on your farm.
Our professional team of Agriculturists and Microbiologists are experts in the field of soil health and subsoil compaction. We are passionate about designing innovative soil management solutions that enhance soil health and sustainable productivity.
We are excited to share our expertise and experience - spanning over 20 years and hundreds of field trials - from understanding the underlying factors that contribute to soil degradation, to exploring practical solutions and management strategies.
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Water Chemistry Impacts Soil Health
Water chemistry impacts soil health. The salts and minerals in water can diminish soil fertility. Humefert specialises in holistic soil health solutions by alleviating subsoil compaction and stimulating beneficial soil life. ✅ Measure to understand the problem. ✅ Treat irrigation water with the HumeFlo™ system to alleviate subsoil compaction and promote soil health. ✅ Create…
Sweet Potato Results
See the improvement in sweet potato yield – from 20 tons/ha in 2024 to 50 tons/ha in 2025 with Humefert’s biostimulants! Minimal chemical fertilisation with Humefert’s AminoFix™-3000 and Nitro-15™. Take care of your soil biology and it will take care of you. Contact us for a free farm visit: https://www.humefert.com/free-gratis/ …
Strawberry Trials Stellenbosch 2024 Season
Executive Summary The different plant sap analyses indicated an elevated nutrient status in the Humefert treatment. This was supported by a higher electrical conductivity in the fruit sap and in the rootzone soil is this treatment From early on in the season, the Humefert treatment had a better fresh and dry root weight. The root…
Are Your Regenerative Practices Working to Stimulate Soil Life?
Are your regenerative practices working to stimulate soil life? ✔️ Bacteria ✔️ Fungi ✔️ Earthworms Look for the following signs to see if you are on the right track: Macro-organisms on the orchard floor. Decomposition of organic matter and the presence of fungi and fungal hyphae. Dark soil full of…
Keep Your Irrigation Systems Clean with the HumeFlo™ System
Keep your irrigation systems clean with the HumeFlo™ system. Removal of: ✔️ Iron deposits ✔️ Manganese deposits ✔️ Carbonate deposits Contact us for a free farm consultation: https://www.humefert.com/contact-us/ 021 905 7232 . Hou jou besproeiingstelsels skoon met die HumeFlo™ sisteem. Losmaak van: ✔️ Yster aanpaksels ✔️ Mangaan aanpaksels ✔️ Karbonaat…
Nitro-15™ & AminoFix-3000™ Table Grape & Citrus Trials
Executive Summary When all the facts and data from both species are considered, it looks very likely that the AminoFix-3000™ and Nitro-15™ treatments first stimulated microbial soil activity within the planting ridges. This in turn strengthened the microbial biodiversity and structural food chains necessary for better soil health. The significant increase in earthworm numbers…
Humefert Trial on Apples
Executive Summary The focus of this apple trial was fruit quality and enhanced soil health. During the second plant sap evaluation in December 2020, the two Humefert treatments Ampli Cal and AminoFix-3000™, increased the petiole sap Ca with 2.7% and the fruit sap Ca with 7.8%. The Humefert treatments increased the K and…
Humefert Trial: Oxi-App™ System | Hoopenberg Berry Farm
Executive Summary The OXI-APP™ system was successful in keeping the filter rings clean and the discolouration and sedimentation inside the irrigation pipes to a minimum. This resulted in a significant decrease of salt deposits inside the irrigation pipes. Although the contamination in the dripper lines were not analysed, some of the following biotic and…
Alfalfa Trials
Executive Summary Summer evaluation: The Humefert treatment had a positive effect on both topsoil and subsoil compaction. This treatment decrease the top-soil compaction with 25.6 % and increased the average root depth with 12.8cm due to subsoil compaction eliviation. As expected, the water infiltration into the topsoil was also positively effected by the Humefert…
Covid-19 and the “Gut” of the Plant
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused havoc all over the world. However, microbes such as viruses, bacteria, fungi and other primitive forms of life were here long before us, are much more abundant and have a profound influence on various aspects of our daily lives. Think of the “good microbes” as those used for fermentation of…
