Organics without illusions: 5 major breakthroughs in organic farming in May 2025
From bioenzymes to agroAI: May made it clear that organics are no longer an “ethno-niche trend,” but a new standard of smart farming.
Biosecurity Without Harm: The Power of Enzymes and Microbiota
🔬 Innovations from Europe – A Signal to Rethink Plant Protection
At the international agricultural exhibition in Poland, EcoGuard Bio presented a new enzymatic preparation designed to combat fungal diseases, particularly fusarium. Field trials confirmed an 87% efficacy rate, placing it on par with synthetic fungicides. However, the key advantage is its complete non-toxicity to soil, beneficial microbiota, and pollinators, especially bees.
This example once again proves: the future lies in a biotechnological approach that combines the natural power of enzymes with the vitality of microorganisms.
Ukrainian Alternatives – Already a Reality in the Field
Fortunately, Ukraine already has its own solutions that match the effectiveness of international counterparts:
- MycoHelp – A comprehensive biopreparation based on Trichoderma fungi, which not only eliminates pathogens but also stimulates root growth, improves nutrient availability, and enhances soil structure.
- Organic-Balance – A multifunctional bacterial preparation containing strains of Bacillus subtilis, B. amyloliquefaciens, and Pseudomonas fluorescens. By synthesizing bioenzymes and antagonistic compounds, these microorganisms suppress a wide range of fungal infections.
- BTU-Center Biofungicides – A time-tested line of products successfully used in both open fields and greenhouses. The main advantage is simultaneous soil restoration and plant protection, without toxin accumulation.
The unique feature of Ukrainian preparations is that they not only combat diseases but also restore soil microbiological balance, promoting the formation of a stable agrobiocenotic system.
Drones and AI – Already in the Organic Sector Today
🤖 Global Trends: AgAI Takes to the Fields
At the leading European agricultural exhibition, AgriTech Europe, a new generation of agrodrones with built-in artificial intelligence (AI) modules was presented. These drones can, in real time:
- analyze soil, plant, and biomass conditions,
- identify signs of disease or nutrient deficiencies,
- create precision maps for fertilizer application and field treatment.
These are no longer just flying cameras—they are intelligent platforms that make decisions based on big data analysis from the field.
🇺🇦 Ukrainian Solutions: From Hardware to Smart Analytics
Organic farming in Ukraine is also going digital. Companies like DroneUA, AgriAnalytica, and eFarmer are actively implementing precision digital technologies in Ukrainian fields.
🔹 What’s Already Working:
- DroneUA – Not just a drone supplier but also a developer of agricultural analytics solutions based on NDVI, thermal imaging, moisture detection, biomass assessment, and more.
- AgriAnalytica – Specializes in AI for agricultural forecasting, particularly for small and medium-sized farms. Their services are also available to organic producers, aiding decisions on sowing, treatment, and harvesting.
- eFarmer – Develops affordable systems for trimming, parallel driving, and GPS field analysis, already used by certified organic farms.
✅ These solutions minimize excessive intervention, reduce losses, save resources, and comply with organic standards.
AI in agriculture is no longer the future—it’s the present. Thanks to Ukrainian innovations, even small farms can access high-tech precision farming.
🌿 Organics Gain Digital Precision
📊 Data Replaces Intuition
🤝 Farmers Interact with Technology Like a Living Agronomist—Precise, Unbiased, Tireless
Organic Farming + AI = A New Level of Sustainability and Efficiency.
Organic + Regenerative – Not Just a Label, But a Strategy for a Sustainable Future
🌍 Global Changes: Europe Elevates “Organic” to a New Level
In 2025, the EU introduced the updated “Organic + Regenerative” certification. Unlike traditional organic labeling, which focuses mainly on the absence of chemicals, this new approach emphasizes ecosystem restoration:
- improving soil structure and biological activity,
- carbon sequestration in soil biomass as a climate stabilization tool,
- restoring biodiversity—both in soil and agrolandscapes,
- reducing erosion, degradation, and dependence on external resources.
🌱 This is no longer just about “doing no harm”—it’s about creating a new, healthy agroecosystem.
🇺🇦 Ukrainian Perspective: Organic + Bioregeneration = Evolution of Standards
In Ukraine, traditional “Organic” certification by Organic Standard ensures high production purity. But now, there’s a growing demand for deeper impact—from pesticide-free farming to full agroecosystem regeneration.
🔍 What Exists and What Could Be Included in an Expanded Standard:
- Bioactivation – Applying preparations that activate soil microbiota (e.g., GREENODIN GRAY, GREENODIN BROWN).
- Cover Cropping – Using green manure to enrich organic matter and improve soil structure.
- Composting and Local Bioutilization – Turning waste into a resource.
- CO₂ Sequestration Accounting – Participation in climate programs (carbon farming).
- AI and IoT Monitoring – Validating changes in biocenoses.
✅ Products Already Working in This Direction:
GREENODIN GRAY, GREENODIN BROWN – These are not just organo-mineral or organic fertilizers. They contain up to 27 species of agronomically beneficial microorganisms that:
- fix atmospheric nitrogen,
- synthesize enzymes and phytohormones,
- promote humification,
- suppress soil pathogens,
- aid carbon retention in soil biomass.
This is already a bio-regenerative technology shaping a new approach to agroproduction.
🏷️ New Labeling: “Organic + BioRegen”
An independent Ukrainian certification label, “Organic+BioRegen,” is being initiated to combine:
- ethical chemical-free production,
- soil bioactivation,
- carbon balance support,
- regenerative agro-management principles.
This label will distinguish simple “clean production” from a truly regenerative approach that builds resilient ecosystems.
Being organic is no longer enough. Today, a farmer must be an architect of restoration:
- 🌿 restoring soil biota,
- 🌾 promoting self-cleaning and self-regulation of agroecosystems,
- 🌎 reducing the farm’s climate footprint.
📣 Organic + Regenerative – Not a Trend. It’s the Answer to the Challenges of Our Time.
The New Generation of Cover Crops: Soil Bioregeneration in Partnership with GREENODIN
🔁 Global Event: Cover Crops Become a Biotech Tool
Amid global soil degradation, the agricultural sector is turning to “smart cover crops”—not just as green manure but as a tool for biological restoration.
For example, in Italy and southern Ukraine, new varieties of lupine and oilseed radish have been introduced that:
- neutralize acidity through rich root exchange,
- produce bioactive compounds that stimulate soil microbiota,
- improve soil structure in just 1-2 seasons,
- reduce pathogenic fungi and suppress weeds.
These cover crops become living laboratories underfoot, capable of restoring degraded or depleted land without chemical intervention.
🇺🇦 Ukrainian Realities: Cover Crops + Microbiology = Formula for Living Soil
Ukraine is actively implementing:
- Lupine “Synevyr” – Frost-resistant, effective on moderately acidic and sandy soils.
- Radish “Mikada” – High biomass yield with strong allelopathic effects against weeds.
The key to their maximum efficiency is inoculation with specially selected microorganisms:
- Rhizobium – nitrogen fixation,
- Azospirillum – root mass stimulation,
- Trichoderma – fungal disease suppression and humification activation.
🌱 But for full regeneration, this isn’t enough. This is where GREENODIN comes in.
🌿 GREENODIN + Cover Crops = Biosystem with Cycle Restoration
GREENODIN GRAY and GREENODIN BROWN are not just fertilizers. They:
- contain 27 species of beneficial microorganisms that:
- fix nitrogen and mobilize phosphorus,
- produce phytohormones for young cover crops,
- enhance soil structuring through biopolymers,
- create an environment for root exudation,
- accelerate green mass conversion into stable humus.
When paired with cover crops, GREENODIN acts as a catalyst for soil self-organization—from enrichment to bio-rehabilitation.
📊 Practical Results:
- Radish + GREENODIN: 0.23% humus increase per season.
- Lupine + GREENODIN GRAY: soil acidity reduction from pH 5.4 to 6.1 on loam.
- 40–60% weed reduction without herbicides.
🌱 Nature has its own laboratory. The farmer’s task is not to interfere but to create conditions for its full operation.
Cover crops are not just fertilizer—they are partners in restoring fertility. And GREENODIN products amplify their effects, moving agriculture from the chemical era to the age of bioengineered nature.
