Covid-19 & the Invisible Allies

The world has now changed dramatically with the arrival of the Novel Coronavirus Disease which is called COVID-19. According to scientists, the causal agent is a coronavirus. A virus is described as a sub-microscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism. The study of viruses is known as virology, which is a sub-specialty of microbiology.

This unseen virus has been described by some as an unseen enemy which is causing very severe problems for humans. Some people have decided to ignore its existence because of its unseen nature; however, the effects resulting from the virus' existence are hard to ignore with the accumulating loss of life.

Through the winter sales seminars and The Growers Solution, Growers Mineral, Ltd. has discussed how Growers Mineral Solutions (GMS) and the Growers Program uses the soil microbiological life to grow very economically competitive agricultural crops which are high in energy value (higher quality). Many times, this discussion hits a roadblock because of the unseen nature of soil microbes. So at this point in the discussion, maybe Growers should call the beneficial soil microbes the "invisible allies" as opposed to the invisible enemy.

Isn't it interesting that the COVID-19 virus is only being controlled by the use of antibodies produced by the human immune system? Manmade chemicals are being used to help deal with the damage created by the virus, but total protection from the virus has to come from the human body's ability to create a protection that results from the body's own immune system, or microbiological complex. The experts say that the true normal activity of mankind will only return when the access to human antibodies arrives in the form of a vaccine.

Therefore, doesn't it make sense that the use of the invisible allies in the soil, which are enhanced by the use of GMS and/or the Growers Program, could allow the farmer to grow a very economically productive crop with a minimal amount of manmade chemical help-that is, the very "dinky amount of fertilizer?"

The new world of COVID-19 shows that the "dinky amount of fertilizer" discussion is only getting started.


This is an excerpt from the Summer Growers Solution (2020) written by Jim Halbeisen.

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Jim Halbeisen

Jim Halbeisen, Director of Research at Growers Mineral, Corp., who is a graduate of South Dakota State University with a B.S. in soil science and an M.S. in agronomy. Jim was born and raised on a crop and livestock farm in Fremont, OH. His farm has been on the Growers Program since 1955.

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