Bio-Miracle Products
For 25 years, the Bio-Miracle/CRC 400 Series has been recognized as one of the premier agricultural supplements on the market. The product has been successfully used for increasing growth rates, reducing diseases, and creating substantial water savings in cotton, grapes, avocados, wheat, barley, rice, citrus fruit, strawberries, and numerous other agricultural products.
Agricultural Applications
BUGS predecessor companies enjoyed a long history of success in the specialty agricultural supplement industries, utilizing its cultured biological products containing various mixtures of organic and inorganic compounds, soil conditioners, and other products of biological fermentation. The cultured soil amendment product line enjoyed a loyal distributor-based following during the late 1960’s through the early 1980’s. Applications ranging from dramatic field crop performance (e.g. additional cuts from grain fields, improved soybean nitrogen fixation, and average yield increases on cotton crops) to legendary performance in the seed production and floral industries, and enhanced germination in soybeans, sorghum and sugar cane. Other key customer benefits of the agricultural products include a dramatic increase of seed germination and survival rates, less water and fertilizer usage, greener turf applications, fruit and vegetable harvests that can be picked sooner, have higher weights (42% larger strawberries, 100% larger melons, etc), and a lower mortality rate due to healthier plants.
As an additional benefit, the products are completely safe – they can not “burn” the crops, they are safe to handle, they can not overdose or kill most crops. As naturally occurring organisms they are safe to use in feed lots and carry a FDA approval for salmonella rating. They are not EPA controlled and are not genetically engineered and pose no harm to nature.
Agricultural Benefits
Fruits and Vegetables – increase in size and uniformity, exhibiting shorter growth cycles, lower water and fertilizer consumption.
Grapes – uniform crop and sugar content, less root rot and earlier harvest.
Avocados – reduced water consumption with the side benefit of reduced fungal problems.
Wheat, Barley, Oats, & Rice – extra harvest cut is a typical benefit.
Bi-AgraTM 400 Series has a unique blend of aerobic, facultative, and anaerobic bacteria and filamentous fungi (none genetically altered). The creator of the blend, George Robinson, experimented with thousands of strains of bacteria before isolating and identifying certain types of bacteria that when combined provide the best microbial agricultural supplement on the market today. Since U.S. Microbics ferments its own microbes and blends them into its proprietary formulations in-house, maximum product control is achieved. The biologically buffered system of Bi-AgraTM 400 Series gives it great flexibility in a wide range of soils, climates, and environmental conditions.
Process
Depending on the agricultural product, typically 4-60 gram Units of Bi-AgraTM 400 Series are applied per acre. The product can be mixed with water, agitated and activated, then introduced into the field through the field irrigation system. Applications are typically made twice per year. Care must be taken with regard to the amount of fertilizer used, as many times as much as 25% less fertilizer is necessary when using of Bi-AgraTM 400 Series.
Bi-AgraTM 400 Series creates the following in the treated soils:
- Very efficient fixation of atmospheric nitrogen.
- Conversion of nitrogen into amino acids.
- Rapid and efficient release of micro and macro nutrients from the soil and organic materials.
- Maintenance of very clean root system surfaces allowing high rates of moisture and nutrient absorption into the plant.
- Increased filamentous root area to facilitate nutrient uptake.
- Increased soil permeability rates and aids in aeration.
- As the biological activity in the soil increases, there is a slight elevation of temperature. This can serve to protect plants from the effect of cold weather. This can often be seen in shortened germination times or in cold-shock resistance.
- Increased biological production of C02 in the rhizosphere.
- Increased conversion of the organic material into humic acids.
Results
Bi-AgraTM 400 Series has been shown in controlled lab tests, as well as field applications, to increase growth rates by 20% to 80% depending on the product type. In addition, mortality rates and diseases have been controlled or eliminated by using Bi-AgraTM 400 Series.
Regulatory
Bi-AgraTM 400 Series is not considered a pesticide under the existing federal laws. Public Law 92516 is amended by Public Law 94-140 making a general classification of inoculants under “plant regulators”. As of January 1, 1980, Bi-AgraTM 400 Series has been approved for sale and use in each of the U.S. States.
Final Note
An increasingly serious worldwide problem is the depletion of organic matter, or humus, in the soil used for growing plants. This has resulted in some soils having restricted aeration and reduced water-holding capacity. In turn, the number of beneficial microorganisms primarily responsible for the conversion of macronutrients, micronutrients and organic materials in the soil into more soluble forms that a plant can use, have been greatly reduced. The reduction of microorganisms and organic matter results in a further decrease in the nutrient storage capability of the soil, which decreases the amount of available nutrients to both plants and the microorganisms. This microbial and nutrient imbalance places undue biochemical and pathogenic stress on the plants and makes the more susceptible to disease and pests.
The problem is compounded by modern society’s increased use of marginally suitable soils for growing plants. These soils are much more sensitive to microbial and biochemical imbalances and are depleted at much faster rates.
Initially, farmers and growers attempted to solve these problems by increasing the amount of available nutrients in the soil by increasing the amounts of fertilizer and water used on the depleted soils. More and more fungicides and pesticides became necessary to protect the “stressed” plants from disease and pests, thereby further damaging the micro-flora of the soil. Under these conditions the use of fungicides and pesticides only accelerated the decrease of the natural microorganisms necessary to healthy plant life.
Soil treatments that either stimulate or augment the existing microorganisms found in various soils have been employed as far back as the last century. However, this use consisted for the most part of one or two specific microorganisms or a “grab bag” mixture of soil cultures that were not specifically identified or quantified. Some were, and are, nothing more than composted manures carrying groups of microorganisms typically found in such waste.
Freshwater and Marine Water Aquaculture Applications
Beyond the basics of cosmetic control of decorative lakes and ponds, the aquaculture/mariculture industries are a traditional extension of these applications. Early applications in decorative freshwater aquaculture habitats (e.g., Santa Barbara, CA/Santa Ynez, CA ranch of television’s star of “Daniel Boone,” Fess Parker, and other fish enthusiasts) led to an aggressive application and marketing success of Bio-Con’s predecessor companies through its early distributor base. Ultimately, these applications led to more complex aqua/mariculture work, focusing on the international cultivated fishery industry, as well as the cleanup of aquaculture/mariculture waste by products for enhanced product yield and suppression of pathogenic bacterial growth. The wide-ranging application to fin fish and shellfish propagation includes bioaugmentation, aeration and bio-filters, and thin film introduction for control and reduction of major undesirable organic waste build-ups and gases.
Bio-Con foresees a rapid reentry into the live seafood distribution and processing industries, the treatment of growth ponds for fish, shrimp, and bivalves (hatcheries, farms, and beds), public aquaria (commercial, educational, research, preservation oriented), and the private and retail salt and freshwater industries, hobbyists, and breeder/growers. Our microbial blends can help to dramatically clean up the water housing many of our water-related food sources.
In the aqua/mariculture world, the benefits for fish farms include a higher fish density, higher flesh to bone ratio, more uniform fish size, and faster growth yielding more harvests per year. The cost to obtain these benefits are well within standard cost ratios for Ag and aquaculture markets and thus the products provide exceptional benefit/cost ratios over other competitive products.
Aqua/Mariculture Benefits
Koi Pond Maintenance – clear water and healthier fish.
Golf Course Ponds & Lagoons – clear water, less pollution and odor control.
Tilapia Farms – faster growth, higher flesh to bone ratio and increased harvests.
Catfish, Crayfish & Shrimp Farming – faster growth, higher flesh to bone ratio and increased harvests.
Products listed here have been manufactured and/or sold in the past by U.S. Microbics, its subsidiaries or affiliates. The specifications and descriptions are historical and represent typical products that are based upon the microbial technology of BUGS. NO products are in current production as the company is attempting to recapitalize itself and set up licensing of the product manufacturing, distribution and sale to interested parties. The product information given here is subject to change or modification depending upon the specific application and market. Interested parties are urged to call the company to discuss licensing terms and conditions and/or get additional information.
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