THE ERA FARMING SYSTEM
The ERA Farming System improves soil health by enriching the biodiversity and bulk of soil biota. The ERA Faming system uses its own soil bioassay, developed at the University of Western Australia, to track the development of the key biological indicators of soil health to ensure that your get full cost effectiveness from your input regime. Soil biological fertility has been recognised scientifically as one of the critical factors in agricultural sustainability (Murphy et al, 2004). Beneficial soil organisms also contribute to plant health and disease resistance through direct competition with pathogens as well as triggering plant defence mechanisms (Hoitink et al, 2001).

The key indicators of biological soil health are:

  1. A high active microbial biomass.
  2. High fungal to bacterial ratios.
  3. A plentiful supply of mycorrhizal fungi.

Using the ERA Soil Bioassay to annually measure your soil biology will allow you to monitor the living component of your soils as well as the physical and chemical components

The ERA Farming soil management techniques and products work with the natural cycles of the soil to help build a strong, healthy and diverse microbe population that will promote organic residue recycling, N & P availability, internal aeration, soil structure and moisture holding capacity.

All of these benefits encourage the critical symbiotic relationship that will, to a large extent, determine the yield and disease resistance potential of any plant.