Microbial Insights has extensive expertise in environmental microbiology and providing remediation strategies for the agriculture industry. We offer highly accurate, cost-effective, and customizable molecular biological tools (MBTs) to provide the comprehensive data needed to help agri-businesses, consultants, and government agencies make informed and effective agricultural management, environmental assessment, and remediation decisions.
Identifying Microbial Threats to Agriculture
Agriculture relies on a complex relationship between microbial, fungal, plant and animal communities in addition to the specifics of a given piece of land and the climate of the region it inhabits. The interplay of these relationships creates significant room for both threats and opportunities to emerge. As one of the communities that is impacted by changes the fastest, microbial communities have the unique ability to provide early warning signs about the health of the overall system. Threats can come from many areas, including: Accidental Spills, Bacterial or Fungal Infections, waste and nutrient contamination and changes in seasonal patterns of precipitation and heat.
Impacts & Threats
The impacts of the above threats can be felt in reduced productive power of both the land and the animals on it in addition to loss of healthy crops and livestock. The microbial community can act as advanced warning, cause or solution of a wide array of potential issues. Poor soil health or soil ecology with a poor mismatch with desired crops can significantly diminish the returns on and sustainability of farmland.
Our Molecular Testing Methods
Our superior molecular biological tools and data interpretation provide you with the detailed insight you need to make informed decisions that impact agricultural management and environmental remediation. Genomics and other DNA based methods can cost-effectively answer microbiological questions that are simply not possible with other methods. Our analysis is 100% unbiased. Microbial Insights does not sell biologicals or remediation products. We provide the MBTs and reporting that help you make the most informed decisions, based on the best possible data and analysis.
Research is showing that taking into account the entire ecology of a location is one of the best ways to ensure durable production that can weather changes in environment and disease while maximizing overall productivity. Understanding microbial communities can be a vital piece of that puzzle. In addition, microbes can either be destructive pests or beneficial helpers, our tools can help you make sure they are productive partners and not sources of frustration.
