When Mr. and Mrs. Saito founded Amurita Farm in 2014 on a forested mountainside in Niseko Town, Hokkaido, they were starting with land that had no agricultural history. Over the following decade, they converted that raw terrain into a certified organic operation with...
One of the most practical entry points for bringing beneficial microorganisms into a crop system is the seed itself. Microbial seed coating — the process of encapsulating seeds with live or stabilized plant growth-promoting microorganisms before planting — has been...