After 30 years of serving markets in Southeast Asia, Ocean Agro has expanded to the United States to introduce Dirt M.D. to the U.S. farming community. Dirt M.D. is a formulated humic product designed to improve plant health and yield by increasing nutrient uptake and efficiency.
It is marketed and distributed by Ocean Agro, which has an office in Daly City, California, with warehouse centers located to serve growers across the country.
“What’s really great about our product in the marijuana market is that we have been able to validate it in more established, lower margin agricultural production systems that are highly cost sensitive,” Director of Operations Kaushal Parikh said. “Operating at larger scales in conventional agriculture has allowed us to scale up to delivering large-scale packaging at pricing that works for even the lowest value crop. Ultimately, we see a trend toward larger grows that have focused on managing costs, and Dirt M.D. is well-positioned to service these commercial-scale customers.”
Dirt M.D.’s extraction process creates ammonium humate, which is more reactive than similar products on the market and lets consumers do more with less, Parikh said. Additionally, it includes micronutrient complexes, stabilizers for optimizing performance in drip and recirculating systems, and surfactants for improving foliar applications.
Dirt M.D. is highly flexible. It can be applied as a soil drench, foliar sprays, drip fertigation, hydroponic feeding and with compost teas. It contains both humic and fulvic compounds sourced from oxidized lignite.
The proof of the product is in organic sales growth, Parikh said. Through sample-focused promotions, the product has been able to generate a solid following in California, he said. Dirt M.D. is sold for use with a wide variety of agricultural crops including strawberries, grapes, onions, rice and alfalfa.
Dirt M.D. does not use any animal-based ingredients or heavy metal contaminants; even soil bacteria can grow in it organically. Additionally, it includes natural plant sugars to feed the soil life.
Through its extensive manufacturing capacity in India, Dirt M.D. is able to service any size customer while passing along the advantages of scale and labor saving through Ocean Agro.
More information: DirtMD.com.