A pellet material formed of biochar granules present from 5 to 100 percent by total weight of the dry weight of the pellet and at least one of carrier granules or a binder component forming a matrix retaining the biochar granules. Additionally, a pelletized animal bedding and litter material formed of biochar present from 5 to 85 percent by total weight of the dry weight of the material, one or more of a fragrance, pheromone, and clumping material, and a binder component forming a matrix retaining the biochar, and the one or more of the fragrance, the pheromone, and the clumping material. Furthermore, a pelletized carrier and soil amendment material formed of biochar present from 5 to 85 percent by total weight of the dry weight of the material, one or more active ingredients, and a binder component forming a matrix retaining the biochar granules, and the active ingredients.
A fertilizer is provided that promotes plant growth with limited phosphate run-off. The fertilizer has reduced run-off even when compared to a phosphorus normalized application of struvite. The fertilizer is based on suspended colloidal particles in aqueous solution. The colloidal particles have a size distribution in which 95 percent of the colloidal particles are less than 60 microns and have an atomic number ratio of magnesium:nitrogen:phosphorus of 1:0-3:0.5-3. The colloidal particles are heterogeneous and include domains of only struvite, or of struvite in combination with domains of pyrophosphate species, poly phosphate species, or combinations thereof. The fertilizer composition is formulated to include additional components while still retaining colloidal suspension storage stability. The colloidal particles are produced from concentrated solutions that facilitate industrial scale production. The colloidal particles promote bioavailability through root acid phosphatases activation of insoluble phosphorus species. The colloid domain size facilitates access and soil intercalation over run-off mechanisms.
An animal product is provided that includes a plurality of colorful absorbent strips that form a puck. The plies can include at least one ply of fibrous material. In some inventive embodiments, the colorful absorbent strips have a height to length ratio from about 1:1 to about 1:200. While in other inventive embodiments, the adjuvants operative to enhance performance of said puck or entertainment value of said puck for a laboratory animal. The puck is amenable to radiation sterilized.
An animal product is provided that includes a plurality of colorful absorbent strips that form a puck. The plies can include at least one ply of fibrous material. In some inventive embodiments, the colorful absorbent strips have a height to length ratio from about 1:1 to about 1:200. While in other inventive embodiments, the adjuvants operative to enhance performance of said puck or entertainment value of said puck for a laboratory animal. The puck is amenable to radiation sterilized.
An animal housing product is provided that includes an enclosure with at least one point of entry. A recess having a mouth is provided, the recess positioned on a surface of the enclosure. A recess material is provided within the recess, where the recess material induces extended play time in a laboratory animal by providing the animal the opportunity to relocate the enrichment material. A process for enriching a laboratory animal in a cage includes providing the animal with the enclosure with the recess containing recess material. The animal is allowed to move the recess material from the recess via the mouth.
Organic material pellets that are highly absorbent and have natural odor suppressing ability for use as an environmentally friendly animal litter or bedding requiring less frequent changes and disposal, relative to conventional litters and bedding. The organic material pellets include a plurality of feedstock pieces of at least two of a paper material, a wood material, an agricultural waste material, and a cellulosic material combined together and formed into a plurality of the organic material pellets. The feedstock pieces of the organic material pellets are a majority by weight of recycled materials or waste materials, making the organic material pellets an upcycled product and thereby reducing the need for new production from virgin resources.
A water-dispersible particle is provided to disperse additive agents and substances that repel specific species such as round worms or fish, function in bioremediation, or a combination thereof. The dispersible particles are used to treat soil or bodies of water. Exemplary uses include turf management, soil reclamation, and aquaculture. A water-dispersible particle for delivery of granulated seed meal is provided. In exemplary form, granulated camellia seed is delivered in the form of dispersible particles. A method for making and using the water-dispersible particle is also provided. The durable particle retains size and shape during handling and application to a desired area and dissolves or crumbles into small particles upon contact with water or a water overspray within twelve hours thereby facilitating controlled release and distribution of the additive agents and substances to the target including granulated seeds, nitrogen, and optional agents including plant nutrients, pesticides, hormones, herbicides, and micronutrients.
C05D 9/02 - Other inorganic fertilisers containing trace elements
C05F 11/08 - Organic fertilisers containing added bacterial cultures, mycelia or the like
C05G 3/40 - Mixtures of one or more fertilisers with additives not having a specifically fertilising activity for affecting fertiliser dosage or release rateMixtures of one or more fertilisers with additives not having a specifically fertilising activity for affecting solubility
C05G 5/40 - Fertilisers incorporated into a matrix
C09K 17/16 - Soil-conditioning materials or soil-stabilising materials containing organic compounds only applied in a physical form other than a solution or a grout, e.g. as platelets or granules
A granule defined by a shape and a size, including a mass formed of a plurality of soluble fertilizer particles and a plurality of humic particles and an extended-release polymer coating surrounding an exterior surface of the mass. A process for forming the granule includes providing a mass of a plurality of soluble fertilizer particles and a plurality of humic particles and applying an extended-release coating to an exterior surface of the mass. The granule is used in a method for enhancing root growth of a target plant, such as turf grass, by applying a plurality of the granules to the target plant and allowing sufficient time for extended release of nutrients and humics from the plurality of granules.
C05G 3/40 - Mixtures of one or more fertilisers with additives not having a specifically fertilising activity for affecting fertiliser dosage or release rateMixtures of one or more fertilisers with additives not having a specifically fertilising activity for affecting solubility
C05C 9/00 - Fertilisers containing urea or urea compounds
C05G 5/30 - Layered or coated, e.g. dust-preventing coatings
A particle is provided that includes 5 wt % to 90 wt % of agricultural biomass, combustion residues, biosolids, or a combination thereof. A binder intermixed with the agricultural biomass, combustion residues, biosolids, or a combination thereof retains the mixture in the form of a particle. The resultant particle creates a use for existing waste streams while also improving soil quality. A process of stabilizing agricultural biomass, combustion residues, biosolids, or a combination thereof particles is also provided that includes combining agricultural biomass, combustion residues, biosolids, or a combination thereof with mineral and/or synthetic chemical fragments having a bulk density of greater than about 40 pounds per cubic foot and a sizing of about 100% passing through a 30 mesh screen and about 50% or more passing through a 200 mesh screen. By adding binder, a particle is formed that is deodorized and/or stabilized.
C09K 17/40 - Soil-conditioning materials or soil-stabilising materials containing mixtures of inorganic and organic compounds
C05G 3/40 - Mixtures of one or more fertilisers with additives not having a specifically fertilising activity for affecting fertiliser dosage or release rateMixtures of one or more fertilisers with additives not having a specifically fertilising activity for affecting solubility
A fertilizer is provided to promote plant growth that provides needed nutrients to a crop at planting that has a depressed freezing temperature relative to conventional liquid fertilizers. The fertilizer has a first fertilizer product including a bio-available nitrogen source, a bio-available phosphorus source, and a bio-available potassium source that is blended with a second fertilizer product including an amount of ammonium acetate. The first and second fertilizer products being present in synergistically effective amounts, such that the coordinated amounts of the first and second fertilizer products give crop yields greater than a mere additive effect obtainable through the use of the respective first and second fertilizer products alone in the same amounts. The synergistically effective amounts of the first and second fertilizer products are directed to particular crops, and depend upon the crop in question, soil conditions, ambient weather, and other factors.
An animal litter or bedding is provided that includes pieces adapted to be poured from a bag, that are in the form of a granule, shavings, shredded paper, or monolithic particles. A cannabidiol (CBD) oil coating or CBD containing plant tissue is provided in, or on a portion of the pieces. A method of treating hyperactivity or stress in a subject, such as a domesticated animal include contacting the subject to an animal litter or bedding and allowing sufficient time for the hyperactivity or stress to subside through the effect of the CBD oil on the subject.
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C07C 39/23 - Compounds having at least one hydroxy or O-metal group bound to a carbon atom of a six-membered aromatic ring polycyclic, containing six-membered aromatic rings and other rings, with unsaturation outside the aromatic rings
A particle is provided for delivery of humics, and biochar that is water-dispersible into constituent granules. The resulting particles are amenable to broadcast application, for example via rotary or drop spreader. As a result, a dust-free particle is formed that simultaneously addresses the prior art problems of the friable nature of humics and the sooty dusting property of biochar to facilitate ease of handling, broadcast field spreading, and gain the synergistic effects of dosing soil with both humics and biochar. The particle provides improved storage capabilities for materials improving the quality of the delivered material and decreasing negative storage consequences such as odor emanation or degradation. The resulting particles upon dispersion have a pH of between 3.3 and 8.1.
C05F 11/02 - Other organic fertilisers from peat, brown coal, or similar vegetable deposits
C05G 3/20 - Mixtures of one or more fertilisers with additives not having a specifically fertilising activity for preventing the fertilisers being reduced to powderAnti-dusting additives
C05G 5/30 - Layered or coated, e.g. dust-preventing coatings
C09K 17/16 - Soil-conditioning materials or soil-stabilising materials containing organic compounds only applied in a physical form other than a solution or a grout, e.g. as platelets or granules
C09K 17/04 - Soil-conditioning materials or soil-stabilising materials containing inorganic compounds only applied in a physical form other than a solution or a grout, e.g. as granules or gases
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A clumping litter is provided that includes a hydrophilic light weight material, a clumping agent, and a mineral particulate combined to form pellets sized to from 4 to 40 US mesh in diameter. A clumping litter is also provided in which the hydrophilic light weight material is wood flour, the mineral particulate is dolomite or limestone is also provided that also includes sodium bicarbonate, a clumping agent, and solubilized citric acid combined to form the pellets. A clumping litter is also provided in which the hydrophilic light weight material is a paper pulp and powdered clay that are combined with mineral particulate combined to form the pellets.
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Fertilizers Insecticides On-line retail store services featuring lawn care products; Providing consumer product information for the purpose of selecting lawn care products to meet the consumer's specifications
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Processed edible seeds, not being seasonings or flavorings; all of the foregoing excluding bread and finished bakery products Flour; Processed grains; all of the foregoing excluding bread and finished bakery products
A combined fertilizer and humics soluble granule is provided that includes at least soluble fertilizer particles admixed with a plurality of humic particles without a binder. A combined fertilizer and humics soluble granule is also provided that includes at least one soluble fertilizer-rich domain fused to at least one humic-rich domain. A process of forming a combined fertilizer and humics soluble granule is provided that includes forming a mixture of particles of soluble fertilizer and humics, the particles of urea each having a urea particle surface. The soluble fertilizer particle surface is tackified in contact with the particles of humics to create adherence between the soluble fertilizer particle surface and the particle of humics to form a granule without resort to a binder.
C05F 11/02 - Other organic fertilisers from peat, brown coal, or similar vegetable deposits
C05C 9/00 - Fertilisers containing urea or urea compounds
C05G 3/40 - Mixtures of one or more fertilisers with additives not having a specifically fertilising activity for affecting fertiliser dosage or release rateMixtures of one or more fertilisers with additives not having a specifically fertilising activity for affecting solubility
C05G 5/30 - Layered or coated, e.g. dust-preventing coatings
A granularized sulfonated humate powder material is provided that includes a sulfonated cationic humate composed of at least one of humic acid, fulvic acid, or a combination thereof in the form of granules of from 0.1 to 6 millimeters in size. The humate powder material is water soluble with limited dusting and the ability to form a concentrated solution for application. A process of formulating the sulfonated potassium humate powder in granular form includes a lignin or lignosulfonate being metered into a powder of sulfonated potassium humate to allow for granulation without a solubilizing the powder by matching a lignin particle size to a particle sizing of said powder. The lignin or lignosulfonate and the powder are mixed into the granular form with a granule size of 0.1 to 6 millimeters.
A granularized sulfonated humate powder material is provided that includes a sulfonated cationic humate composed of at least one of humic acid, fulvic acid, or a combination thereof in the form of granules of from 0.1 to 6 millimeters in size. The humate powder material is water soluble with limited dusting and the ability to form a concentrated solution for application. A process of formulating the sulfonated potassium humate powder in granular form includes a lignin or lignosulfonate being metered into a powder of sulfonated potassium humate to allow for granulation without a solubilizing the powder by matching a lignin particle size to a particle sizing of said powder. The lignin or lignosulfonate and the powder are mixed into the granular form with a granule size of 0.1 to 6 millimeters.
A water-dispersible particle is provided that has a crystalline matrix formed of a potassium salt, a phosphate salt, of a combination thereof. Embedded in the matrix are at least 100 insoluble granules of at least one macronutrient or micronutrient. The granules, and the matrix present in a form such that contact with water causes particle dispersion into more than 100 pieces in a time period of up to 1 hour. A process of forming a fertilizer particle includes the granulation of a quantity of insoluble material to a size where the majority by weight is between 0.02 and 3 millimeters to from granules. The granules are agglomerated into the fertilizer particle containing at least 100 of the granules with a solution of a potassium salt, a phosphate salt, of a combination thereof through solvent removal to form the crystalline matrix in which the granules are embedded.
A puck formed from compressed paper strips is provided that has utility as an animal entertainment device and nest building material. The paper strips include at least one ply of fibrous material, and may be treated with adjuvants illustratively including flavorants, fragrances, dyes, and odor suppressants. The unfolding and deconstruction of the puck into constituent paper strips by an animal provides the animal with a degree of mental stimulation and nest construction for thermal regulation, and it is noted that animal food consumption and health are generally improved by alleviating behaviors associated with cage confinement. The pre-measured quantum of material in an inventive puck affords a benefit to the caregiver in that the product is simply placed in the cage without resort to measuring and thereby saving time and precluding spillage of separated materials. The puck is particularly beneficial to rodents and especially mice.
A water soluble liquid fertilizer concentrate is provided that includes a bio-available phosphorus source, said phosphorus source consisting essentially of a phosphite salt. At least one of a bio-available nitrogen source and a bio-available potassium source are also provided. At least one micronutrient of calcium, magnesium, cobalt, iron, manganese, copper, boron, zinc, or molybdenum is present in the concentrate as an aqueous solute or soluble chelates. In some embodiments, the at least one phosphite salt is present at between 30 to 57 total weight percent dissolved in water and optionally contains a phosphate salt. A process of fertilizing a crop includes diluting the fertilizer concentrate with water to obtain a liquid fertilizer solution. The liquid fertilizer solution is then applied to the crop and after by allowing sufficient time, the fertilizer solution promotes growth of the crop.
A cementitious clumping material is provided and in particular to an animal litter formed therefrom. The cementitious clumping material comprises of a mixture of particulate, cement, and a cellulosic material. The cementitious clumping material in some embodiments contains a dust control agent, a polyol, or combinations thereof. The cementitious clumping material is pourable into a litter box and agglomerates into a clump upon contact with urine or other liquid forming a clump having a percentage of maximal strength greater than 95% upon clump formation, and having a clump strength of greater than greater than 250 kg/cm2. The clump is further capable of removal with a perforated scoop after as little as one minute of formation.
A soil adherent pellet is detailed that includes a soluble calcium ion source, a magnesium ion source, or both present in an amount ranging from 15% to 99.9% by weight of a total dry weight of the pellet and a binder present in an amount ranging from 85% to 0.1% by weight of the total dry weight of the pellet. The pellet having a mean pellet domain size and a pellet surface. The soil adherent pellet is well suited for flocculating clay within the soil and delivery of an active ingredient with reduced runoff compared to prior art broadcast particles. A soil adherent pellet is also provided having a soluble calcium and/or magnesium ion source that is polycrystalline and carries therewith an active ingredient.
C09K 17/42 - Inorganic compounds mixed with organic active ingredients, e.g. accelerators
C09K 17/04 - Soil-conditioning materials or soil-stabilising materials containing inorganic compounds only applied in a physical form other than a solution or a grout, e.g. as granules or gases
A puck formed from compressed paper strips is provided that has utility as an animal entertainment device and nest building material. The paper strips include at least one ply of fibrous material, and may be treated with adjuvants illustratively including flavorants, fragrances, dyes, and odor suppressants. The unfolding and deconstruction of the puck into constituent paper strips by an animal provides the animal with a degree of mental stimulation and nest construction for thermal regulation, and it is noted that animal food consumption and health are generally improved by alleviating behaviors associated with cage confinement. The pre-measured quantum of material in an inventive puck affords a benefit to the caregiver in that the product is simply placed in the cage without resort to measuring and thereby saving time and precluding spillage of separated materials. The puck is particularly beneficial to rodents and especially mice.
