NECESSITY of Fertilizer Reduction when using Products containing SumaGrow July 2013

Ne ` ces ` si ` ty (noun) Something essential, especially a basic requirement

“Every chemical-based pesticide, fumigant, herbicide and fertilizer tested, harms or outright kills some part of the beneficial life [microbes] that exists in the soil...” Dr. E. Ingham, 2002, Soil Food Web, Oregon State University Currently at the Rodale Institute

To Obtain Higher Quantity, You Must Reduce Fertilizer To Obtain Highest Quality, You Must Eliminate Fertilizer

Tecomate Max-Attract 50/50 Plot Number Fertilizer Rate per Acre (lbs) SumaGrow Rate per Acre (gallons) Yield in Volume (lbs) 1 300 8.75 2 7.00 3 200 8.50 4 100 9.25 5

Wildlife Food Plots Monster Mix Protein Result NPK/acre Sumagrow 0.001 % 300 lbs None Plot 2 0.42 % 1 gallon Plot 3 0.50 % 200 lbs Plot 4 0.87% 100 lbs Plot 5 2.33% 0 lbs SumaGrow™

Mississippi State U. -- Cilantro Fertilizer Rate Product w/SumaGrow Total Weight % Change 100% No 2.40 -- Yes 2.58 7.5% 50% 2.50 2.98 18%

Holden Research – CA Peppers Treatment Yield in Pounds Percent Increase 100% Fertilizer 33,700 -- 75% Fertilizer + SG 42,175 25.15% 50% Fertilizer 36,300 7.72%* 25% Fertilizer 43,025 27.67% Zero Fertilizer SG Only 41,375 22.77% *Results effected by chemical drift

Holden Research – CA Tomatoes Treatment Yield in Pounds Percent Increase 100% Fertilizer 53,600 -- 75% Fertilizer + SG 56,000 4.48% 50% Fertilizer 63,000 17.54%

Mississippi State U. - Tomatoes Fertilizer Rate Product w/SumaGrow Total Weight % Change 100% No 72.7 -- Yes 71.3 -2% 50% 72.1 83.0 14%/15%

Big Mistake!! 10,800 Acres x 1 gallon x 4 crops = 43,200 gallons/year @ 2.5 gallons/acre = 108,000 gallons/year Plus another 40,000 acres… Your profit/commission per gallon?

100% Fertilizer compared to 100% fertilizer with a SumaGrow product – ARKANSAS COTTON 100% Fertilizer 870 Pounds + SG 772 Pounds 100% Fertilizer compared to 100% fertilizer with a SumaGrow product – 11.2% NEGATIVE YIELD

Arkansas Cotton Trial Cut Fertilizer, Yield goes UP 5.2%! 1203

Arkansas Cotton Trial Plant Boll Rot Tap Root Treatment Height (in) No. Bolls (#) Bolls/Plant (#) Length (in) 100% Fertilizer 42.00b 15.40b 1.20b 10.50b SG + 50% Fertilizer 49.20a 18.60a 0.00a 12.16a a,b Within a column, means without a common superscript differ (p<0.05).

Arkansas Cotton Trial Soil Plant Treatment Brix (%) Nitrates (ppm) 100% Fertilizer 7.60b 150b 2000b SG + 50% Fertilizer 13.00a 210a 2500a a,b Within a column, means without a common superscript differ (p<0.05).

Farmer comment: “On all our tests with 100% fertilizer the yields were lower.”

Cotton – North Carolina 76.9% Higher Revenue per bale Bale Analysis Report Excerpt and Calculations Treated Bale Grower Standard Gwt Value 494 $ 458.43 508 $ 275.34 515 $ 472.00 512 $ 271.87 511 $ 264.44 487 $ 445.12 520 $ 279.24 464 $ 425.26 $ 242.53 510 $ 467.42 519 $ 267.29 476 $ 441.73 492 $ 264.20

Arizona Watermelon Trial Planted Abbott & Cobb #7167 at 1,000 plants/ac. Furrow irrigated. Treatments (20 ac each): SG + 90N, 46P, 74K SG: 0.5 gal/ac pre-plant & 0.5 gal/ac at fruit set. 138N, 46P, 74K

Arizona Watermelon Trial Soil Melon Trt Brix (%) Nitrate (ppm) 100% F 9.33b 210b 48.67b SG+ 65% N, 100% P,K 12.67a 250a 57.33a a,b, Within a column, means without a common superscript differ (p<0.05).

Watermelon 28.2% Yield Increase

Illinois Corn Trial – 19-21% Arise Research Illinois Corn Trial – 19-21% Bushels/Acre Dollars/Acre 100% Fertilizer 119.30 $835.10 SG + 100% Fertilizer 145.15 $1016.05 SG + 50% Fertilizer *Deer Damage 142.20* $995.40

Michigan Farmer Obtains 40% Yield Increase with 50% Reduction in Fertilizer 227 bushels/acre with SumaGrow and 162 bushels/acre for control. Increase of 65 bushels x $5.50 NET PROFIT INCREASE OF $357.50/acre (Yield benefit only) Corn plant approx. four weeks old

Other Crops – Same Results Alfalfa Cabbage Cantaloupe Forage Grasses Pumpkin Rice Soybeans Strawberries Sugar Cane

To Obtain Higher Quantity, You Must Reduce Fertilizer To Obtain Highest Quality, You Must Eliminate Fertilizer

SumaGrown vs. Conventional Fertilizer

LHOP Ranch, Independence, Kansas

Virginia Forage Trials Average 15 Fields Treatment Soil NO3 (ppm) Plant NO3 Brix (%) DM Yield (lb/ac) NPK 24.67a 323.33b 6.00b 3050b 1 gal/ac SG 31.29c 431.43c 7.43a 3381c Percentage Increase 26% 33% 23% 10% a,b,c Within a column, means without a common superscript differ (p<0.05).

Michigan State University Greenhouse Study Chlorophyll content CROP SumaGrow + 50% NPK Only % Increase Corn 40.3 47.4 17% Soybeans 42 47 11% Garden Beans 39.6 46.13 16% Tomatoes Clover* 43.1 46.7 8% * Clover = Shoot Biomass

Manure + SumaGrow vs. Conventional Fertilizer in Tobacco SumaGrown Control

Tobacco - NC Tobacco buyer states this was the biggest and best tobacco he had ever seen!

Nebraska Soybean Trial – R1   Root Tap Root Treatment NO3 (ppm) Brix (%) Nodules (No) Length (in) Plant Height (in) Control 260a 5.75a 22.57a 7.85a 18.00a SumaGrow 290b 6.00b 28.70b 11.79b 23.00b Percentage Increase 11% 4% 27% 50% a,b Within a column, means without a common superscript differ (p<0.05).

Soybeans NC

China Wheat *(Drought) Control SumaGrow Difference Ave. Plant Length (cm) 63 70 +11.1% Ear Length (spike) cm 8 9 +12.5% Ave. # of Tillers 4 10 +150% Yield Per MU 200 kg 450 kg +125%

Exceptions which prove the Rule Examples where the farmer made more money with 100% fertilizer plus SumaGrow

To Obtain Higher Quantity, You Must Reduce Fertilizer To Obtain Highest Quality, You Must Eliminate Fertilizer