09/04/2026
Healthy Soil Starts With Understanding the Whole System
Last week, farmers and soil-health practitioners gathered for an OSN event focused on biology, minerals and management, with a common goal: understanding what their soil needs and building better management practices around it.
Among them were dairy farmers Gordon Alblas and Doug Donkers, who have both been placing a greater focus on soil health and management over the past several years. Both used 'Squid Juice' this season and are happy with what they’re seeing so far. We’ll have more to share once harvest is complete.
The event also brought together the team at NaturAll Solutions, who work with farmers to develop more informed and tailored nutrient management programs. Their approach begins with understanding the farm’s mineralogy, then builds toward soil biology and refined nutrient management.
This is the kind of work we love to see: farmers asking better questions about their soil, looking at the whole system and making management decisions based on what their land is telling them.