Soilsmart are specialists in the health and rehabilitation of the soil, we provide products, advice and services to help manage and maintain a balanced and healthy soil. One of the key benefits of a healthy soil is the reduction in the need for chemical inputs, whilst improving productivity and suppressing disease.
  
Soilsmart provides analysis and management solutions to a wide range of soil based industries, to improve productivity, plant health and the sustainability of our most valuable and threatened resource - the soil.

Sustainability, or rather the lack of it, has become one of the buzz words of our time particularly in the area of soil and crop management. Science is of course searching for remedies but it is becoming increasingly obvious that many of the soil management practices which have become commonplace and are considered 'normal', actually cause damage to the soils’ productive capacity.
 
So we think it’s time to get back to some basic principles.

The interface between the soil and plants is one of the most complex and diverse eco-systems on earth, but unfortunately it is often underestimated, and easily damaged by modern soil management. In 2000 the UK’s chief scientist told an International Landcare Conference, that is his estimation between 95% & 97.5% of all the living things on earth are as yet undiscovered or not described in scientific terms, and the vast majority of these organisms are beneath out feet in the soil.

To put it bluntly, along with its physical and mineral properties, the soil also has a third critical component – soil biology - it’s like the important third leg of a three legged stool. Unfortunately we have been ignoring this vital aspect of soil health, and as a result many of our productions systems are failing, and we constantly hear about the lack of sustainability or declining soil.
 
The good news is that the decline in soil health can be repaired and minimised, with minimal changes to your existing management strategies. When used properly Soilsmart products and services can help minimise environmental impact, and increase the productivity and sustainability of the soil by building a strong and balanced soil eco-system, capable of maintaining soil structure and a disease suppressive environment in the root zone.
 
Soilsmart products offer a truly preventative approach to the majority of soil and plant health issues;
 
· Establish a natural defensive network against disease and pests.
· Strengthen plant health and stress tolerance.
· Increase water use efficiency, the impact from drought and save on water costs
· Build organic carbon, CEC and soil structure.
· Sustain soil oxygen levels.
· Reduce costs and improve risk management.
· Minimise the need for fertilizer and chemical intervention.