Monty’s Plant Food

The next time you buy the ‘Big Three’—corn, soybean, and wheat—spare a thought for the soil that grew them. There is no denying that soil plays a crucial role—not just in producing grains—but in maintaining our health; this makes it our responsibility to ensure and sustain the health of our soil.

However, with governments and agri businesses heading toward the holy grail of maximum yields, the notion of “soil health” is often overlooked. The pursuit for greater productivity using various chemical fertilizers, NPK in particular, without identifying and rectifying the underlying issue can destroy the soil, threatening the health of our crops and our global food source.

That’s where humics-based plant nutrition product manufacturer, Monty’s Plant Food, makes a world of difference.
Monty’s Plant Food is a leader in the soil enhancement space, offering innovative solutions that promote healthier soil, livelier plants, and higher yields. Many of its products are powered by its proprietary humic technology that harnesses the power of purified humic. Combining humic with traditional macro and micronutrients, Monty’s develops productive, economically feasible, and environmentally sound plant and soil solutions that help growers maximize yields.

“Our strength is our unique line of products as well as our team of empathetic (farming) sales representatives, scientists, and researchers," says Donald Durs, marketing director at Monty’s Plant Food.

Home to a dedicated team of agro experts, Monty’s Plant Food is ideally positioned to understand the key challenges facing growers and develop solutions that fit their needs. It deploys its trusted advisors who work with the farmers, identifying their soil’s real issues through various soil health evaluations. The team is also well-versed in performing tissue testing to identify potential deficiencies in plants.

Monty’s Plant Food has developed a wide range of products to address the varying needs of growers, including in-furrow starters, humic-based soil conditioners, and foliar-applied nutrient packages. Farmers can use them individually or as a combination of multiple products, depending on the underlying issues, to get the best possible outcome. Its flagship liquid carbon product is a patented and proprietary solution designed to address soil imbalances and reduce erosion. Liquid carbon can boost the overall soil health, ultimately enhancing plant health, while its Surge XD. Typically used with liquid fertilizers, it can facilitate nutrient uptake through plant tissues while maintaining the soil’s humic-fulvic ratio.
Aspiring to be farmers trusted partner, Monty’s Plant Food adopts a flexible and collaborative engagement approach. A typical client engagement begins with the team understanding soil deficiencies and offering the best program that suits their needs. A farmer can directly start with this program from the very beginning, or opt for a three-year plan. It often begins with a one-year pilot program in one of their low-yielding fields with its customized solution. Then a continuous program improving and maintaining soil health year after year.

Monty's Plant Food is collaborating with high yield experts, Midwest Advanced Crop Consulting (MACC), to help growers achieve record-setting yields. MACC uses its product suite and unique program to educate nationwide farmers on increasing their yields. The group’s founders Kelvin Kalb and Terry Vissing – nationally recognized award-winning growers include Monty’s Plant Food products as part of their high yield programs.

Monty's Plant Food remains at the forefront of soil health research, looking for innovative ways to strengthen the symbiotic interaction of plants with the soil. Today, with the importance of soil health becoming a hot topic, Monty's Plant Food is strategically addressing global needs with its highly flexible solution suite. Healthier soil, livelier plants, and higher yields!