IBR Growing Trials with Major Food Producershttps://www.ibrcorp.com Canadian Venture Exchange: IBR
VANCOUVER, May 25 /PRNewswire/ - International Bio-Recovery Corp. (``IBR'') is pleased to report that the Company has commenced numerous commercial growing trials on various food crops in cooperation with major food producers/growers in the United States.
Over the past several years, the Company has conducted a myriad of in- house and academic research and growing trials that have repeatedly confirmed and verified the beneficial growing properties of IBR's biological fertilizer products derived from its proprietary enhanced ATAD technology. The benefits of IBR's environmentally friendly fertilizers have continuously demonstrated strong resistance to plant disease, strong fertility properties, and enhanced soil and plant nutrition benefits. More importantly, IBR's biological fertilizers have shown their ability to be able to restore microbial balance to the soil to create the optimum environment for plant growth. Together these elements combine to increase yields and crop quality.
Building on that knowledge base, a program of 28 extensive field demonstration and scientific replicate trials was implemented this Spring, involving major commercial row crop growers in the United States. IBR has focused its growing trials on potatoes, one of the largest cash crops in the US and a staple for most countries. Potatoes are also very susceptible to numerous pests and diseases. For a successful potato crop, various fungicides, pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers need to be applied prior to and during planting, as well as throughout the growth cycle. Thus the potato has one of the highest costs per acre for chemical inputs, making it a very expensive and difficult crop to grow. The potato trials are being conducted in the states of Washington, Oregon, Wisconsin and Idaho using IBR's solid and liquid biological fertilizers. IBR is also conducting trials on tomatoes and carrots, major cash crops in California.
In addition, IBR has 10 scientifically founded field trials underway in BC, Alberta and Oregon focusing on the turf, horticultural and production crop sectors. The initial turf trials have shown extremely promising results and further product development is being evaluated at this time. Scientists from industry and universities as well as scientific agencies in related disciplines have been engaged to ensure scientific technical credibility of these trials and subsequent product development. Although the trials are not scheduled for completion until this fall, management is confident that results will reflect those experienced in greenhouse and university trials.
In the past, IBR targeted its marketing efforts on major chemical fertilizer manufacturers and distributors. Today, the Company is focusing on major commercial food and agricultural growers who define and control the growing ``protocol'' for their farms. This will enable IBR to develop products and biological fertility formulations designed specifically for major cash crops. The commercial quantity, quality and predictability of the IBR products are unmatched in the biological fertilizer field. ``Focusing our resources on the end users will enable IBR to develop working relationships with the food producers and commercial growers. This will allow IBR to successfully access commercial agricultural markets around the world and to satisfy demand for biological fertilizer across North America and overseas.'' remarked Frank Dixon, IBR President and CEO, ``Clearly, our goal is to close the loop by treating organic waste and taking the resulting nutrients and feeding new plants.''
International Bio-Recovery Corporation (www.ibrcorp.com) is an innovative environmental biotechnology company setting the global standard for the management of organic waste and the development of commercial microbial products to increase crop yields, prevent plant disease and dramatically reduce the world's agricultural dependence on chemicals.
IBR is a publicly listed company trading on the Canadian Venture Exchange under the symbol IBR.
On behalf of the Board,
"Frank Dixon"
Frank Dixon
President & Chief Executive Officer
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SOURCE: International Bio-Recovery Corporation