With the increase in focus globally on how humans impact the environment, no group is being challenged more than the people who are responsible for feeding us all. Global populations are projected to increase to almost 10 billion people in the next thirty years, and farmers are faced with the...
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Organic Food
We are a leader in organic, engineered agricultural and food calcium sulfate amendments and products that provide tremendous benefits to plant and soil, and health benefits in organic food. While synthetic fertilizers are not permitted in organic farming, our calcium sulfate, or organic soil fertilizer offers a vital source of...
World Agriculture GAP report 2019
Ag productivity growth is too slow, report says Agricultural productivity growth, a measure of the increased output of crops and livestock with existing or fewer inputs, is not keeping pace with global demands, according to the newly released 2019 Global Agricultural Productivity (GAP) Report. Agricultural productivity growth is growing globally...
Billions face food, water shortages over next 30 years as nature fails
A new model shows which areas of Earth will likely be hit the hardest by the changes caused by human activity, also revealing possible solutions. As many as five billion people, particularly in Africa and South Asia, are likely to face shortages of food and clean water in the coming...
No Till Farming
With a rapid rise in population and decrease in agricultural land at a rate of 30 million acres annually, we have made it our mission to return global arable land back to production. By restoring the earth with the adoption of no-till practices and building organic matter, we are addressing...
Golf Course Management
As a leading company with a mission of returning global arable land back to production, we offer gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) soil amendment and crop nutrients that benefit soil for turf management and golf course management programs. We provide revolutionary calcium sulfate-based solutions and cutting- edge science that is vital...
Why EcoGEM® Is Different
The market is flooded with low-quality Calcium Sulfate Anhydrite and synthetic materials not suited for agriculture use. While these other companies may be trying to make a quick sale of low-quality materials, EcoGEM®’s contrasting mission is to return global arable land back to production—soil remediation. That mission makes us your...
Soil Remediation: The Role of Gypsum
The Problem: Our growing world population and the reduction in agricultural land/quality farmable soil are not a sustainable combination. Our food producer--the farmer—daily faces increasingly high costs for water, fertilizer, and implements to grow crops while simultaneously facing declining yields and damaged soil. Soil remediation has become an urgent issue....
EcoGEM hires Chief Operating Officer
EcoGEM hires Chief Operating Officer David Martin has joined EcoGEM as its Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Martin brings 25 years of operating experience in food and agriculture companies. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Operations at Essentia Protein Solutions, the world’s largest producer of meat ingredients and functional proteins...
Using Gypsum to Grow Better Alfalfa
Alfalfa is a popular forage crop grown across the world. To grow better alfalfa, farmers must manage soil conditions and nutrition well. EcoGEM® gypsum can help. It improves soil structure and provides calcium and sulfur. Alfalfa is well-adapted to the intermountain west’s climate and soils. In the drier, sunnier conditions,...