Advanced gold & silver ore processing
Press release June 17th 2019
Certified field results from XLR2 type process for bio mineral products
Case Study Stevinson HR7
A large-scale trial seven-acres trial was established in October 2016 at the James J. Stevinson Ranch in Merced County, California. The area is a prime center for the state’s $11 billion almond industry.The region has been producing almonds for decades, and mineral depletion is starting to lead to declining orchard yield.
The test orchard was aging, with trees at the end of their lifespan, suffering from drought conditions, with steadily declining production. They were old and worn out and yield had dropped by 60 percent. The orchard was split by a gravel road, allowing for a control portion. A direct comparison could then be made between treated and a non-treated sections.
The test block is known as HR-7 and planted in March 2009. This was the smallest and worst block available. Trees are 50 percent Nonpareil and 50 percent Monterey with 22 x 15 ft. spacing.
Prior production yields per acre:
2016 - 1,202 lbs
2015 - 1,570 lbs
2014 - 2,107 lbs
2013 - 2,104 lbs
HR-7 received a full growing program including a bloom spray and hull split spray but no other fertilizer.
Applications were applied as follows:
•Fall 2016 – Combination of PoweRoc, BioRoc and RocTea – 1 ton per acre.
•Feb 2017 – Combination of PoweRoc and BioRoc – 1 ton per acre.
•Fall 2017 – Combination of PoweRoc and BioRoc and RocTea – 2 tons per acre.
In spring 2017 after the first application, the trees should significant improvement. Leaves were a brilliant green and blossoms were strong. Honey bees came earlier and stayed longer in the trees of the test block than in the control section. Almonds were in clusters along the branches. Soil tests and worm population indicated near perfect conditions. Trees were described as healthier than in at least ten years, by the orchard manager. In late summer, concern about ‘fruit drop’ arose if the trees weren’t injected with
nitrogen as was the conventional process. However, tests of tree leaf tissue showed that the nitrogen level was excellent,which indicated that the products had created nitrogen fixing bacteria.
During harvest, trailers were tracked, sampled and tagged to match previous harvest records. Almonds have two harvests per year; early harvest and late harvest and the same careful data collection was done for both. Sample bags were measured by weight, almonds were cracked and meat weighed for the test and control sections.
The results were significant increases in yields, over 75 percent from the previous year. For 2017, the yield was 2,505 pounds per acre compared to 1.202 pounds per acre in 2016. The 2018 harvest yielded 2,071 pounds per acre.
The Stevinson ranch confirmed that they had received a check for a yield of 2,407 pounds per acre, more than double the yield from the previous year. He confirmed that the test block was 12 percent higher in weight per almond than the control group. They were larger, fatter, and sweeter.
The Bio-Mineral products are nutrient-rich concentrated plant food. They are 100 percent natural, certified by the California Department of Food and Agriculture. The products are made from barren rock powder from X100, which is deep-core earth and rich is primal minerals. The rock powder is then blended with a proprietary activator catalyst, organic biomass and biochar and optimized according to crop, soil conditions, and farming practices. We have delivered Almond Blend, Vineyard Blend, Smokers Blend, and Fairway Blend.
We make three products:
PoweRoc® which is deep-core rock processed to a fine powder. Applied as directed, PoweRoc absorbs CO2 and creates a healthier soil for farming.
BioRoc® is PowerRoc with biomass and biochar as added ingredients.
RocTea® is a liquid product produced during the bio-conversion process.
Products were developed with the help of Dr. Leonard Nanis, MIT professor of chemical engineering. Our products are intended to be a natural replacement for synthetic fertilizers, restoring “overheated” topsoil to a balanced state with a fertile combination of nutrients, minerals,bacteria and fungi.
Field tests show that our products increase plant health and crop yield, reduce irrigation requirements, and sequester carbon from the atmosphere. They offer long-term sustainability to the agriculture industry. Laboratory reports are available.
Media release regarding our tech partners work in using XLR2 products in eradication of 'Phylloxera' a devastating viticulture problem disease:
June 17th 2019 - Potential Phylloxera Eradication Breakthrough
Plymouth, CA—Two Northern California companies, Plant Nutrition Technologies and Adelphi Technologies, are developing an efficient, low-cost, non-toxic way to eliminate phylloxera in the grape industry.
Their two-step solution is in the testing phase, with field trials on a 5-acre El Dorado County vineyard to follow. The vineyard features 100-year-old premium zinfandel vines that are being overrun by phylloxera.
California’s $57 billion grape industry loses over $100 million a year to phylloxera and other vectors. The companies also expect their solution to eliminate or reduce other grapevine diseases like nematodes, vine mealybugs, and other invasive vectors that live in the soil and attack the roots.
There is no known cure for phylloxera, and a vineyard suffering from the disease will eventually have to be pulled out and replanted, according to Jill Davis, a renowned Sonoma County master winemaker and educator. Cost estimates to replant an established vineyard can range from $40,000-$100,000 or more per acre, she added.
The companies believe that their two-step solution being developed for the grape industry will also work for other crops. The first part of the process involves using a handheld device developed by Adelphi that “zaps” the soil around the plant’s roots, using a proprietary technology.
This process kills vectors while not harming the roots or leaving residue in the soil. The second step uses Plant Nutrition Technologies natural, deep-core earth fertilizer which strengthens the plant’s ability to resist subsequent insect invasions. The fertilizer restores the soil’s original minerals, bacteria and fungi creating a nutrient-rich environment that produces substantially improved yields.
Invasive insects, particularly non-native ones, are an increasing problem with global warming. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that insects cause about $120 billion in damages each year to U.S. crops.
A group of non-native ants, beetles, moths and flies, and one giant slug are of greatest concern. The USDA has identified 18 of these pests that it believes pose the greatest threats to America’s crops, plants and trees, and which inflict damage on a range of businesses, from farmers and citrus growers to the lumber industry.
