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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
Transform backyard chicken management with a complete natural chicken care system. Learn proactive flock health strategies, herbal support, organic chicken feed practices, and year-round methods to improve chicken health and egg production.
By joseph-boehm
The North American Gamebird Association (NAGA) President Sarah Pope explains the role the organization plays in supporting producers across North America.
By allen-reynolds
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
Dr. Michael Czarick shares practical hot weather ventilation tips growers can use to reduce heat stress and improve flock performance.
By allen-reynolds
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
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
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
The Poultry 411 app helps growers make more confident, science-based decisions about ventilation and environmental control.
By allen-reynolds
Follow a real poultry farming journey 3 years later—what it’s really like to start with no experience and build a successful, sustainable operation.
By mike-usry
Drain flies breed in biofilm inside pipes. Boiling water and bleach rarely work because they do not dissolve the biofilm. A biological surfactant removes the food source so flies have nothing to feed on.
By mike-usry
Our team explains the mission and story of Southland Organics.
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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.
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Septic systems rely on anaerobic bacteria to break down waste efficiently, but over time, harmful factors can disrupt this natural balance. PORT, a specialized septic system additive, enhances the activity of both anaerobic and aerobic bacteria. By incorporating PORT, you improve waste decomposition
By mike-usry
Managing total suspended solids (TSS) is crucial for maintaining optimal water quality in wastewater systems. High levels of TSS can negatively impact aquatic life, increase treatment costs, and lead to environmental fines. This blog explores effective strategies for reducing TSS, the role of aerati
By mike-usry
How PORT dramatically mitigated corrosion in municipal sewer lines and improved air quality Port Wentworth.
By isabella-dobbins
PORT reduced the CBOD and TSS in a commercial bakery's effluent, allowing it to be accepted into the municipal water treatment plant.
By isabella-dobbins
A chicken processing plant used waste water treatment PORT to reduce 36,000 gallons of water going to waste haul, saving $1,600 per pump.
By isabella-dobbins
How a car wash used PORT to reduce hydrogen sulfide, TSS and fresh water usage to exceed municipal requirements in four days.
By mike-usry
Learn how a 900-gallon septic system went from complete failure to functioning as new with PORT.
By isabella-dobbins
Feather mites, or Chorioptic mange mites, are a nuisance to horses and their owners. Learn how to eradicate these itchy, harmful pests naturally with an essential oils-based mite spray.
By isabella-dobbins
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There is no shortage of criticism for the agriculture industry, and one of the areas that receives the most attention is the interaction between agriculture practices and the environment. It’s time to bridge the gap!
By erin-flowers
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When are antibiotics allowed in animal agriculture? What are the rules around their use? What does “raised without antibiotics" really mean on food labels?
By erin-flowers
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Sustainable. Responsible. Eco-friendly. All-natural. We see these terms slapped on labels all the time. But when companies’ actions don’t stack up to their environmental claims, it’s called greenwashing.
By isabella-dobbins
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From organic produce and organic meat to organic makeup and organic skin care, we hear the term “organic” often. But what does it really mean, and when does it matter?
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Pure B.S. (Biological Surfactant) is an environmentally-friendly floor cleaner that can be used in your home to safely and effectively eliminate spills and debris from your floors.
By isabella-dobbins
Basic knowledge and understanding of the agriculture industry and the products and people involved is more important now than it has ever been before, since such a large portion of the population is removed from agricultural practices.
By isabella-dobbins
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Here at Southland Organics, we are passionate about helping you raise healthy chicks! For years, we've sold natural supplements for backyard chickens. During the summer of 2022, we figured it was high time we started a flock of our own. So we decided to buy chickens online. Here's our story! ## Ho
By isabella-dobbins
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Pasty butt clogs the vent of baby chicks; vent gleet is an infection of the cloaca in adult hens. Complete guide with causes, step-by-step treatment, and prevention.
By isabella-dobbins
In summer 2022, we started our own chicken coop. Here's our process and advice on preparing for and taking care of new baby chicks.
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From all of us at Southland Organics, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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For many homeowners, having a septic tank is the best, if not the only, option for taking care of your business. But when you have an issue with your septic tank, it can really stink!
By isabella-dobbins
While preparing your property for the influx of visitors, don’t forget about your waste facilities.
By allen-reynolds
Human waste is a natural problem, and we at Southland Organics want to provide a natural solution.
By allen-reynolds
Southland Organics’ PORT is a powerful fix that provides rapid waste degradation and odor control. The beneficial bacteria in PORT liquified solids and erased the biofilm, allowing oxygen to stop the harmful bacteria from growing and eliminating a huge plumbing issue.
By isabella-dobbins
The secret to a perfect Thanksgiving is no longer a secret...
By mike-usry
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We're counting our blessings today, and you're one of them.
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Southland Organics, based in Bogart, Georgia, is included in the University of Georgia Alumni Association’s 2019 Bulldog 100 list of fastest-growing businesses owned or operated by UGA alumni.
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A major paper mill used PORT in its waste treatment facility and saw a 58.9% decrease in TSS and a 63.5% decrease in BOD.
By mike-usry
A member of the Georgia Appalachian Trail Club found out about our PORT product through a contact at the Joshua Tree in California. The contacts at Joshua Tree told him they had switched to PORT and found that it dealt with their concerns of odor and decomposition much more effectively than what the
By allen-reynolds
PORT is not a masking agent that simply covers up unpleasant odors, particularly hydrogen sulfide odors. It actually reduces the effluent’s ability to produce the odors.
By mike-usry
The foot and mouth outbreak was devastating and presented authorities with multiple dilemmas. Not only did they have to stop the spread but had to deal with hundred of thousands of carcasses.
By allen-reynolds
Many home owners who have dogs are bothered with the effects of dog urine on their grass. When your dog relieves itself on your grass, you can expect your grass to turn brown or yellow.
By mike-usry
When campers and hikers exploring the great outdoors need a bathroom, what are their options? In many outdoor areas, such as national parks and campsites, it's common for visitors to have access to a pit toilet.
By mike-usry
For sites with drivable road access but no running water, the common backcountry solution is to use a vault toilet.
By mike-usry
Southland Organics' PORT is a commercial grade biological odor eliminator and effluent treatment for portable toilets, portable restrooms, marine toilets, holding tanks and camping toilets.
By mike-usry
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