Poultry
Commercial Chicken Health Products for Top 20% Growers
Poultry health is connected, so the best results come from a complete biological program.
By joseph-boehm
Poultry aware
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Practical guides from people who've been in the field. Over 236 articles across poultry, turf, agriculture, and more.
Poultry
156 articles
Flock health, gut biology, equipment, and growing tips for commercial and backyard operations.
For commercial & backyard flock owners
Turf & Lawn
35 articles
Weed control, humic acid, and soil health for lawn care pros and homeowners.
For lawn care pros & homeowners
Agriculture
16 articles
Soil amendments and regenerative practices for row crops, produce, and specialty growers.
For row crop & specialty growers
News & Updates
29 articles
Company news, industry insights, and stories from the Southland Organics team.
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Poultry
156 articles
Poultry
Bumblefoot in Chickens: Treatment, Stages & Prevention
Bumblefoot is a staph infection in a chicken’s footpad. Learn the stages, the epsom-soak and cleaning routine, how we use ZeroPoint at a 1:5 dilution, when to see a vet, and how to stop it coming back.
By mike-usry
Backyard Poultry
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Poultry
Egg Bound Chicken: Symptoms, Treatment & Prevention
An egg bound chicken has an egg stuck in the oviduct and needs help within hours. Learn the symptoms, the warm-bath and calcium treatment, when to see a vet, and how to prevent it.
By mike-usry
Backyard Poultry
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Poultry
Sour Crop in Chickens: Symptoms, Treatment & Prevention
Sour crop is a yeast infection of the crop that leaves it squishy and foul-smelling. Learn the symptoms, how to treat it, how it differs from an impacted crop, and how to prevent it.
By mike-usry
Backyard Poultry
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Poultry
Backyard Chicken Dosing Guide: Exact Amounts for Small Flocks
How much of each Southland Organics product to use for backyard flocks of 3 to 25 birds. Clear dosing tables for Big Ole Bird, Hen Helper, Litter Life, Catalyst, and Desecticide.
By mike-usry
Backyard Chickens Dosing
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Poultry
Your First 30 Days With Chickens: A New Owner's Guide
Week-by-week guide for new chicken owners. What to do days 1-7, 8-14, 15-21, and 22-30 with your first flock — feeding, health checks, coop setup, and when to start supplements.
By mike-usry
Backyard Chickens Getting Started
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Turf & Lawn
35 articles
Turf & Lawn
Organic vs Synthetic Fertilizer: A Turf Pro Decision Framework
The best program depends on your turf type, soil condition, client expectations, recovery timeline, labor model, and long-term account profitability.
By joseph-boehm
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Turf & Lawn
Professional Turf Products: Organic vs. Chemical Turf Programs Compared
Compare organic vs chemical professional turf products. Learn when and how to transition turf programs without losing clients, compromising turf quality, or sacrificing results.
By joseph-boehm
aware
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Turf & Lawn
Soil Health for Turf: Diagnostic Steps for Failed Organic Programs
When organic turf programs fail, use these soil health diagnostics to identify root causes, improve turf stress recovery, and restore client results without starting over.
By joseph-boehm
aware
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Turf & Lawn
Soil Health for Turf: The Complete Southern Clay Transformation Program
A complete soil biology program for turf managers working southern clay soils. Learn how to build healthier turf that becomes a measurable advantage for your accounts.
By joseph-boehm
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Turf & Lawn
Is Clay Soil Undermining Your Turf Program?
Southern clay soil can limit root development, nutrient cycling, and turf resilience even when chemical applications appear effective. Learn how hidden soil health issues impact long-term turf performance.
By joseph-boehm
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Turf & Lawn
Clay Soil & Turf Health: Turn It Into an Advantage
When soil is built with organic matter, microbes and moisture management, clay soils can outperform sand in water retention, nutrients and turf resilience.
By joseph-boehm
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Agriculture
16 articles
Agriculture
Building Soil Biology in Farm Fields: A Practical Guide for Row Crop and Pasture Operations
How to rebuild soil biology in agricultural fields using cover crops, reduced tillage, humates, and biological inoculants. Includes testing methods, ROI data, and transition timeline.
By mike-usry
Soil Health Plants & Crops Agriculture
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Agriculture
2014 The Year of Family Farming
According to the Days Of The Year website, 2014 is the International **Year of Family Farming**. To highlight the importance family farms play in the world’s food production...
By mike-usry
Plants & Crops
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Agriculture
Bridging the Gap: Can Subsistence Farming Feed Us All?
Is it possible for personal gardens and local producers to feed us all?
By isabella-dobbins
Plants & Crops
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Agriculture
How to Grow Pumpkins from Seeds- Grow the Perfect Pumpkin!
Fall is just around the corner! It's time to plant pumpkin seeds so they're ready for the fall holidays.
By isabella-dobbins
Plants & Crops
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Agriculture
Easiest Recipe for Compost + Why Compost
Compost is organic matter that has been decomposed and recycled as a soil amendment fertilizer. Compost is a key ingredient in organic farming and gardening and is sometimes called black gold because of its dark, rich, earthy look and feel when it is ready to be used.
By mike-usry
Plants & Crops
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Agriculture
How to Grow Tomatoes: Grow and Eat the Perfect Tomato
Tomato growing rewards you with the satisfaction of seeing the fruit of your labor and getting to eat it, too!
By isabella-dobbins
Plants & Crops
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News & Updates
29 articles
News
How to Calculate Application Rates for Biological Products
Using the correct amount of product helps ensure you're getting the results you expect while avoiding unnecessary expense.
By mike-usry
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News
Stop Guessing at Lawn Care: Try Our Free Lawn Health Quiz
Our lawn health quiz looks at the conditions affecting your lawn and provides personalized recommendations for products and application timing.
By mike-usry
aware
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News
Natural Chicken Care: Year-Round Flock Health System
Transform backyard chicken management with a complete natural chicken care system.
By joseph-boehm
aware
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News
How to Get Rid of Drain Flies (And Keep Them From Coming Back)
Boiling water, bleach, and vinegar kill the flies you can see — then they are back in three days. Here is why: drain flies breed in the biofilm coating your pipes, and none of those remove it. Remove the biofilm and the infestation ends.
By mike-usry
Drain Flies Pest Control
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News
Small Business
Our team explains the mission and story of Southland Organics.
By isabella-dobbins
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News
Sanitize Your Home to Prevent Foodborne Illness
Keeping your house safe, clean and healthy is imperative to your family's health. This is especially important during the holidays when guests come and go all season long.
By isabella-dobbins
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