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BEAM COMPOST
"THE NEW GREEN REVOLUTION"
BEAM plus Adaptive Intensive Grazing can sequester up to 20 Tons of Carbon/Hectare/Year to Soils
BEAM on Lt. cover-crop in vineyard No BEAM on cover-crop on Rt
BEAM's 400-500 species of Fungi and 2700 species of Microbes offer plant roots the greatest chance of symbiosis, mutual benefit & cooperation
BEAM's use in Cotton Crops can nearly double production yields and reduce fertilizer use
BEAM encourages the growth of Mycorrhizal in the Root Zone and improves yields
Many varieties of potato have significantly greater production with the use of BEAM
Johnson-Su BEAM (Biologically Enhanced Agricultural Management) BioReactor
Chestnut on Left BEAM Treatment Chestnut on Rt. No BEAM
Amazing contrast - BEAM used on soil under Left side of Chestnut tree shows dramatically better foliage vs foliage on RT where No BEAM added to soil
Quince fruit on Left had BEAM added to soil Quince fruit on Rt had no BEAM used
Cotton plants showing no BEAM on Left Cotton plant on Rt had BEAM added to soil
BEAM's use in conjunction with 'seed rope' improves germination to nearly 100%, boosts growth/development and increase yields
BEAM's use with 'seed rope' will make growing vegetables with small seeds easier, reduce the need for 'thinning' and increase yields
Photos courtesy: Greg Judy Green Pasture Farm & California State University/Chico - Center for Regenerative Agriculture
BEAM + Intensive Rotational Grazing
20 Tons of Carbon Added to Soil / Hectare/Year
74 Tons of CO2 Removed from the Atmosphere / Hectare/Year
Studies by Dr. Johnson show a 25-times increase in active soil fungal biomass and an annual average capture and storage of 10.27 metric tons soil carbon/ hectare/ year (approximately 38,000 pounds of CO2 /acre/year) Nearly doubles adding ruminants
20-50 times the currently observed soil carbon increase in the 40 equivalent no-till soils tested.
Dr Johnson describes this Groundbreaking Method of Carbon Sequestration and atmospheric CO2 removal
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BEAM Benefits
Improves germination and growth rates
Increase crop yields 50-100% or more
Improve water infiltration and retention
Better soil nutrient availability
Increases soil carbon sequestration
Decreased need for fertilizer
Reduces water usage up to 6 times
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Dr. Johnson believes this method of regenerating the soils holds the most promise for carbon sequestration tested. Watch Dr. Johnson speak at a seminar at Chico State giving the full background and results of his work.
Read Dr. Johnson’s white paper on atmospheric CO2 reduction in soils of agroecosystems. (PDF)
Read the documented results of some of his research: "Development of soil microbial communities for promoting sustainability in agriculture and a global carbon fix. (PDF)"
BEAM contains 400-500 types of Fungi and 2700 types of bacteria according to laboratory meta genetics tests done by Dr. David Johnson. This extremely wide mix of diverse microbes offered to the plant roots greatly magnifies the likelihood of the most favourable bacteria/fungi being offered to the plants and surely explains why BEAM is so universally beneficial to a wide range of plants in virtually all environments.
Note: This website and company have no affiliation or endorsement from Dr. Johnson
BEAM (Biologically Enhanced Agricultural Management) combines a highly diverse, fungal dominant natural compost bio-inoculant with No/Minimal till, grazed land management that keeps the soil armoured and the soil microbes nourished with plant root sugars year around.
BEAM material is produced in a static pile, aerobic compost 'reactor' developed by Dr. David and his wife Su Johnson. It usually takes a year of more to produce this material and is applied at the recommended rate of 2 lb./Acre or 2 kilograms/Hectare.
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Examples of BEAM Benefits
Control (No BEAM)
64 days after planting
Mycorrhizal on roots 30 and 43 days
Chestnuts: BEAM treated left - No BEAM on Rt.
In the above 3 trials, Dr. Johnson planted seeds without BEAM before leaving for a week at CSU Chico. When he returned he planted the corresponding seeds with BEAM (Dry and with a slurry of BEAM). Although the 'Without' groups were planted 28 days before photos compared to the group with BEAM 8 days later, the results show the clear benefits of BEAM.
More examples of Dr. Johnson's trial results
Photos courtesy: Center for Regenerative Agriculture - Cal. State Uni. Chico (CRAIS)
Disclosure: iGrowOrganic is on the bioreactor registry at CRAIS
Disclaimer: Although the iGrowOrganic Group is on the official registry with Ca. State Uni./Chico Center for Regenerative Agriculture as a producer of BEAM using the Johnson-Su Bioreactor system and has submitted verified Lab results which show a very high quality BEAM F:B ratio, the use of images from their site does in no way imply any endorsement by them, Dr. Johnson or Greg Judy.
