Organic Fertilizer Success—45 Years in the Making
The creation of Fertilgold® Organics was a journey 45 years in the making that grew from a desire to contribute to a shared world abundance through our traditions and time-tested values. We have set a new standard for organic fertilizers.
Welcome to Huma®: Humic Solutions with a Human Touch
By Jonathan Plehn President, Huma®, Inc. I am extremely proud to officially unveil our company’s new branding and name. We are now Huma®– a 50-year-old legacy ready to be reintroduced to the world! It is a strategic decision to shorten our name from Bio Huma Netics®...
Earth Day: “It’s Getting Better All the Time”
By Larry Cooper, MA, Cert/KM Director, Sustainability and Knowledge Management Bio Huma Netics, Inc. Celebrating Earth Day every April 22 is a great time to pause and reflect: How are we, today, treating the environment and the plants, animals, and people who live in...
BHN Hosted Annual Staff Meeting and Awards Night in Arizona
Bio Huma Netics, Inc. (BHN) hosted its annual staff meeting on December 14-15, 2022, at its headquarters in Gilbert, Arizona. BHN staff from New Mexico, Mexico, and Brazil also flew in to attend the two-day event. The company planned the all-staff gathering to...
Working with ARA: the Voice of Ag Retailers
By Lyndon Smith President and CEO, Bio Huma Netics, Inc. The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) celebrated its 30th anniversary at the 2022 ARA Conference and Expo last week. It made me reflect on our long-standing ties with ARA, and the opportunities it...
Strengthening the Biostimulant Movement with HPTA
By Lyndon Smith President and CEO, Bio Huma Netics, Inc. We attended the Humic Products Trade Association (HPTA) annual meeting this past month in Park City, Utah. It’s always a pleasure to get together with industry peers and talk about issues pertaining to HPTA as...
10 Fertilizer Facts for Global Fertilizer Day 2022
Every year, October 13 is marked as Global Fertilizer Day to highlight the significance and acknowledge the contribution of the fertilizer industry in feeding the world’s growing populations. This annual international awareness campaign is supported by fertilizer...
BHN Acquires Warehouse in Tempe
By Lyndon Smith, President and CEO Bio Huma Netics, Inc. I’m excited to share that Bio Huma Netics, Inc. (BHN) has acquired an additional building in Arizona. It’s a significant milestone for us that not only testifies to the continual progress we’re making as a...
Introducing New Humic Conversations Video Series
We are excited to introduce our new educational project, the Humic Conversations Video Series. As the name suggests, each episode of the series will focus on humic substances. Two leading researchers from our Humic Research Lab. Dr. Rich Lamar and Dr. Hiarhi Monda...
Research Report: Biostimulant Effect of Humic Acids on Tomato Plants Under Nutritional Stress
In a research study, originally published in Frontiers in Plant Science, May 2021, Vol. 12:660224, the biostimulant properties of humic acid (HA) were tested on Micro Tom tomato plants under increasing nutritional stress. The results confirmed the positive role humic...
Why Are Humic Substances Called Acids?
By Richard Lamar, PhD Senior Director of Humic Research Bio Huma Netics, Inc. We are accustomed to seeing humic substances (humic and fulvic) in dry/granular form, and we tend to think of acids as liquids. So why are humic and fulvic substances called acids? All...
BHN Sponsors Online Course on Sustainable Organic Agriculture Production
To help increase awareness about sustainable agriculture production, Bio Huma Netics, Inc., (BHN) is sponsoring a FarmProgress course for Certified Crop Advisers (CCAs) and Pest Control Advisers (PCAs) in the United States and Canada. This free online continuing...
Video: Earth Day, 2022
On April 22, let’s celebrate by doing something good for Planet Earth. There are enormous environmental challenges ahead, but also great opportunities.
What Differentiates Humic and Fulvic Acids?
By Richard Lamar, PhD Director of Humic Research Bio Huma Netics, Inc. For centuries, humic acids (HA) were thought to be composed of much larger molecules than those found in fulvic acids (FA). However, the application of Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance...
JoVE Video Journal Publication: Quantification of Humic and Fulvic Acids
Dr. Richard T. Lamar and Dr. Hiarhi Monda of our Humic Research Laboratory, with assistance from analytical chemist Ryan Fountain, have published a methodology video in the biochemistry section of the peer-reviewed online video journal, JoVE. The video, Quantification...
March 22 Is National Agriculture Day
National Agriculture Day is celebrated on March 22. This 49th anniversary of National Ag Day is being celebrated in classrooms and communities across the country with a 2022 theme of “Growing a Climate for Tomorrow.” In a virtual Ag Day event, the Agriculture Council...
Effects of Humic Substances on Soil Microbes
By Richard Lamar, PhD Senior Director of Humic Research Bio Huma Netics, Inc. Most of the work on agricultural applications of humic substances (HS) has focused on their biostimulant effects on plants. Far less work has been conducted on the effects of HS on soil...
The Fertilgold Organics Product Quality Assurance Process
In this video, we show the scientific steps we take to make sure that all our Fertilgold Organics® liquid products are built according to specifications, are consistent from batch to batch, and are of the highest quality.
Global Fertilizer Day Is October 13
Join us in celebrating the world's farmers. They have set themselves the almost impossible task of feeding more and more people while using less land and fewer resources. In the next 30 years, the world’s population will increase by almost 50%. Add to that the fact...
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