Mesa Verde Resources High-Quality New Mexico Humates

MESA VERDE
HUMATES

Granular Humate
Greens Grade
Micromate
Soluble HA Powder
Liquid Humic Acid
Blended Products

P.O. Box 1368
Placitas, NM 87043

A NATURALLY CONCENTRATED SOURCE OF SOIL HUMUS

www.humates.com

(505) 362-3777

The Importance of Humus

Soil humus is extremely important in garden and crop production that the necessity of maintaining adequate concentrations of it in productive soils has been recognized and emphasized by agriculturists for many years. Agronomic research has investigated humic substances since at least the early 1930’s.
Humic matter is continuously being created, and destroyed in soils under natural conditions. The most active portions are decomposed first. Soils cultivated over long periods of time with only NPK as inputs have only the humus additions that are formed from any crop residues left behind, which, in humid areas, is generally less than the native vegetation used to provide.
Crop rotation, planting of legumes, plowing under green manures & cover crops, or application of animal manures or compost are all methods of increasing levels of humus in the soil. This, in turn makes humic acids available to do the work of building soil structure and providing other, more direct, benefits to plants.

A More Cost-effective Solution
Naturally-occurring geological deposits of organic material exist which contain concentrated extractable Humic Acids in the form of oxidized lignite, or Humates.
Mesa Verde Humates are mined from the highest quality deposits, processed and made available to the agricultural industry so that every grower can take advantage of nature’s storehouse of Humic Acid. Application of Humates to any crop will help to compensate for lost productivity that occurs with soil humus losses, and will help to speed the process of building up necessary reserves of humus in agricultural soils under good management.
Benefits
Humic Acids in the soil serve numerous functions. Among the most significant are:
Physical modification of soil structure, increasing soil aggregate stability, improving water infiltration, aeration, soil tilth and workability, and reducing erosion losses from runoff.
Breaking down soil primary minerals, releasing elements as available nutrients.
Holding nitrogen in reserve in the soil, making it available to plants over time.
Providing the environment and stimulus for microbial activity
Organically complexing nutrients, making them bio-available to plants
Increasing root growth, root penetration and chlorophyll density, thus aiding in photosynthesis.
Substantially increasing proteins, fiber, and sugars which improves quality and yield.
Fulvic Acid Fraction
Mesa Verde Humates are particularly high in the all-important Fulvic Acid fraction. Fulvic Acid chelates nutrients, taking them directly and readily into the plant, and produces a hormone-like response. This essential component makes Mesa Verde Humates much more plant-active than other products.
Demonstrated Improvement in Crops
Humic Acids, in the form of Humates or in liquid form (extracted from Humates), when applied to any crop, will increase plant health, quality and yield.
Economic Benefits
There is no better way to enhance the economics of farming than to build soil humus and enhance natural processes, such as microbial activity, that can be sustained over a long productive life. Building levels of natural Humic Acids has been shown to reduce the need for commercial fertilizers, because of improved fertilizer use efficiency. This benefit alone will reduce waste and the environmental concern of leaching fertilizers and pesticides into the water table and surface waters.
Reduction in tillage costs, improved water utilization and increases in plant quality and yields will have a direct impact on your bottom line!
Application Rates
Solid Humates should be applied to soils at rates starting from about 75-150 lbs/acre (250 lbs/acre first time for soils with low humus levels). Liquid humic acid should be applied at 1 gallon/acre, 3-4 times during the growing season. Soluble Powder should be applied at 2 lbs./acre,
3-4 times during the growing season.
Micromate should be applied at 4 lbs./acre, 3-4 times during the growing season.
Contact us for more details on application rates, benefits and other technical questions. We look forward to hearing from you!

Mesa Verde Resources
P.O. Box 1368
Placitas, NM 87043
(505) 362-3777
www.humates.com

P.O. Box 1368
Placitas, NM 87043