Soil health is declining on farms across Tennessee and the United States
Many agricultural soils in the U.S. have lost more than half their original organic matter compared to pre-agricultural native soils, reducing fertility and resilience.
Healthy soil contains up to 1 billion bacteria per teaspoon. Conventional tillage and chemical inputs dramatically reduce this microbial population, impairing soil function.
The USDA estimates soil erosion costs U.S. agriculture approximately $44 billion annually in lost productivity, increased inputs, and environmental damage.
Conventional practices create a cycle that's hard to break without intervention
Repeated tillage destroys soil structure and fungal networks. Synthetic fertilizers reduce the need for microbial nutrient cycling, causing beneficial populations to decline.
Without active soil biology, organic matter is not replenished. Soil becomes compacted, loses its sponge-like structure, and water infiltration decreases.
As organic matter falls and soil biology weakens, natural nutrient cycling breaks down. Crops become more dependent on synthetic inputs just to maintain yields.
Farmers must apply more fertilizer to get the same results. Yields plateau or decline. Profitability shrinks. The soil becomes less and less capable of supporting crops naturally.
Degraded soil erodes more easily in rain and wind events, permanently removing topsoil that took centuries to form. Once eroded, this productivity loss is very difficult to reverse.
Healthy soil biology continuously cycles nutrients, fixing nitrogen from the air and unlocking phosphorus from soil minerals — reducing your need for purchased fertilizers.
High organic matter soil absorbs rainfall quickly, stores it efficiently, and releases it slowly to crop roots — reducing drought stress and runoff losses.
Diverse, robust soil microbial communities naturally suppress disease-causing pathogens, reducing crop losses and decreasing dependence on fungicides.
Healthy soil improves with each season. Unlike synthetic inputs that provide diminishing returns, biological soil health compounds — productivity and efficiency improve over time.
Rebuild soil biology and break the degradation cycle
Terreplenish® reintroduces the nitrogen-fixing and phosphate-solubilizing bacteria that healthy soil needs, jumpstarting natural nutrient cycling.
Active microbial communities improve soil aggregate structure and organic matter retention, restoring the foundation of healthy, productive soil.
Unlike synthetic fixes, Terreplenish® improves with each application as soil biology establishes and strengthens, delivering more value each season.
The soil health data on this page is drawn from USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service soil health research and education materials.
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