I found this talk really interesting. I have red basalt volcanic soil, which is quite fertile. The only problem I have is that potassium is way too high compared to other cations. I did the test about a year ago, shortly after the farm transitioned from continuous grazing to regenerative grazing, so I would be interested to see if it has changed since. In Australia, the cation tests are done in Ammonium Acetate and the amounts are given in cmol(+)/kg.
As a follow up on my question, what test can be done to get a view on the microbiome health. The soil food web of Elaine Ingham seems to have the perfect solution for this. You don't find a lot of info on their website about the test specifics, but if you visit the links of the certified lab-tech companies, a lot have more details. The price is ok as well. You get your fungal to bacteria ratio and a count of all the microbe populations and where they should be for the successional stage of your crop. This seems to be a great test to see if your management makes the microbiome better or worse if you test it before & after.
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I found this talk really interesting. I have red basalt volcanic soil, which is quite fertile. The only problem I have is that potassium is way too high compared to other cations. I did the test about a year ago, shortly after the farm transitioned from continuous grazing to regenerative grazing, so I would be interested to see if it has changed since. In Australia, the cation tests are done in Ammonium Acetate and the amounts are given in cmol(+)/kg.
As a follow up on my question, what test can be done to get a view on the microbiome health.
The soil food web of Elaine Ingham seems to have the perfect solution for this. You don't find a lot of info on their website about the test specifics, but if you visit the links of the certified lab-tech companies, a lot have more details. The price is ok as well. You get your fungal to bacteria ratio and a count of all the microbe populations and where they should be for the successional stage of your crop. This seems to be a great test to see if your management makes the microbiome better or worse if you test it before & after.