Soil Health Solution Wins AgTech Award

Soil Health Solution Wins AgTech Award MyLand, an agricultural technology company, received the 2025 AgTech Breakthrough Award for Overall Smart Irrigation Solution, which recognizes companies advancing agricultural technology across categories including irrigation, precision agriculture, robotics and crop inputs. MyLand was recognized for its Soil as a Service™, which improves soil health by delivering live, native microalgae through a farm’s existing irrigation system to boost crop yields and enhance nutrient density. “The judges highlighted our ability to improve soil biology and water efficiency simultaneously,” says Dave Booher, MyLand’s Senior VP of Sales. “Unlike traditional irrigation technologies that focus primarily on water-delivery hardware, MyLand’s approach works within the soil ecosystem to help farmers improve overall soil performance.” The Soil as a Service platform includes several components. First, a soil analysis identifies the most effective native microalgae strains for a specific field. A “System” is then installed on the farm to cultivate the microalgae on-site. Finally, the algae are delivered through the farm’s existing irrigation system. Once in the soil, the microalgae support microbial activity and improve soil structure. Over time, this can enhance water use efficiency, nutrient availability, farm profitability, and overall soil vitality. The Service is crop-agnostic, meaning it can benefit soil regardless of what’s growing, and soil health improvements can compound over multiple growing seasons. For growers, the process is straightforward. Farmers allocate space for the MyLand System, connect power and water, and integrate algae delivery into their normal irrigation schedule. “Our Service is critical because a large portion of our soil has been degraded and has lost biological activity over time,” Booher says. “With reduced water efficiency, nutrient availability, organic matter, and poor soil structure, our soils are no longer set up for the level of productivity we need to meet the global food demand. In addition, these degraded soils threaten farmers’ way of life and their ability to pass down farms from one generation to the next.” MyLand currently provides Soil as a Service to commercial specialty growers in key agricultural regions of the U.S., including California, Washington, Arizona and Texas. It’s designed to deliver a strong return on investment by improving yield, crop quality and water efficiency. To further reduce adoption risk, MyLand recently launched a crop warranty program in partnership with Growers Edge. The program guarantees at least $250 per acre in financial benefit to qualified growers, offering additional confidence to farmers considering the Service. “Our use of live, native microalgae strains sourced from the farm’s own soil environment helps ensure compatibility with local soil conditions,” Booher says. “Unlike products that farmers need to apply, MyLand requires no extra effort from them. The Service can work in tandem with a farmer’s irrigation system, seamlessly matching existing growing practices.” MyLand’s Soil as a Service includes ongoing remote and on-site system monitoring and maintenance, along with periodic soil testing and agronomic support as soil conditions evolve. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, MyLand Soil as a Service, Dave Booher, Phoenix, Arizona 85040 (ph 877-556-3774; d.booher@myland.ag; www.myland.ag).

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