Adding silicon to soil can help control clubroot in canola
Clubroot in canola can be reduced by up to 46% This article and study discuss the metabolic and physical changes that silicon provides canola. Silicon […]
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Got calcium? Mineral key to restoring forests
Here is an older article that provides an excellent summary of a longterm study looking at the impacts of wollastonite addition to a forest ecosystem. […]
CW Research Profiled: Harnessing the Power of Wollastonite for Carbon Sequestration
We have moved quickly this spring working with the great team at Trent University to get this innovative project up and running. Harnessing the […]
Wollastonite in the news again, this time in our local paper
After an hour long radio feature we sparked interest in our local paper, the Review Mirror. The excitement is palpable when farmers and homeowners start […]
Solutions to climate change will come in sorts of shapes and sizes
This article is from the higher-tech side of carbon sequestration solutions and features a process of storing carbon by cooling and pressurizing CO2 and then […]
Innovation everywhere, this time under really thick ice
Powdered rock that can capture carbon when spread on soils as been found in quantities that could fertilize every inch of agricultural land on the […]
Capturing carbon in real time – Our latest R & D project is off to a strong start
Our latest R & D partnership with Yale and Trent University is hitting the ground running. Last week wollastonite was spread on 10 acres of […]
Grower profile – Cookstown Greens
This week we caught up with Cookstown Greens. They have been using wollastonite on their beets for two years and are looking to apply it […]
Connecting the dots – Synergy with Wollastonite, Plants & Soil
This unique study summarizes three previous studies highlighting the multiple benefits of growing plants with crushed silicates, focusing on wollastonite. Here is […]
A match made for the greenhouse
Seedlings are watching the environment and making calculated guesses about how to maximize their reproductive potential. If the environment is extreme and nutrients are lacking, […]