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[compost_tea] Re: probiotics



--- In compost_tea@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Harvey" <mharvey@w...> 
wrote:
> probioticsClayton,
> my main question is, does anyone have any advice on how the product 
below would differ from compost tea?
> A The product below has only 24 strains of beneficial bacteria and 
fungi compared to AACT made to SFI specifications that has thousands 
of species. One of the reasons for this is that durring screening of 
organisms for inoculants of this type one of the criteria is that 
they can be put to sleep and have a shelf life and then can be 
reliably activated again. This limits the number of species.
> See SFI Compost tea brewers manual for more detail, this document 
is essential if you are serious about using AACT.
> The product below does not have protozoa or nematodes.
> The cost per ha for the product below   will be far higher than 
brewing your own AACT!!
> my main concern with brewing my own compost tea is quality control, 
so i am wondering if the product below would be more reliable to 
introduce microbes.
> A.  As far as I am aware this product has not been tested at SFI, I 
am not sure if plate counts have been done either. Ask the 
manufacturer.
> You can brew your own AACT and send tests to SFI Lismore by express 
post, send on Monday and it should reach Lismore by Tue or Wed. This 
will give exceptional quality control. 







> ><<<>><<<>Hey mike not to rub it in the ground but what do these 
tests cost exactly?  I can see testing a sample from a 20 ton tanker 
if I had it sold by the gallon or 5 gallon quantity but not from a 50 
gallon bucket of product! And if it were sold how would I stabilize 
it for the end user  a day or two or a week down the road? Dennis


<><<><><><><><><><><><>Info below Clipped by Dennis. See previous 
message if necessary.






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