In 1979–80, he entered grape farming. He discovered early in 1982, when
drought hit the region. While digging a well on the field, the soil filled water flowed all through their grape field. Unusually, the harvest doubled. He realized that the soiled water carried natural nutrients to the fields. In 2003, he piloted his SM technique on one-acre land on
paddy and wheat, and reaped double the normal harvest. His soil management is based on age old principle that the
topsoil needs to be rejuvenated for depletion of nutrients. Instead of soil rejuvenation, farmers typically use more fertilizer to increase the harvest, which is counter productive.
Soil preparation A trench is dug and
subsoil from a depth of 4 feet, from a
paddy field is scooped up using
earth mover. As paddy roots grow not more than 3 feet deep. The soil mixed with castor cake, is dried in open air during summer months (March, April and May). The dried soil (Bhumi Supposhan) is carefully stored under a
tarpaulin, for using all through the year. The sub soil can be put under the drip manually or through the drip, SubSoil mixed with flood water for paddy, or send through Rain pipe. Rain pipe has advantages when lifted up 4 feet above the ground by Y rods as it gives water mixed with sub soil rich in nutrients at regular intervals.
Soil as pesticide The dry soil is filtered and made into a consistent liquid and is sprinkled on the
stem, leaves on all crops, 2 times a week. The infested
pests feed on clay-rich soil, as they cannot digest the soil content they die. Infestation of
mealy bug,
aphids, defoliating
caterpillars,
stem borer were eradicated.
Soil Spray as nutrient The subsoil can be sprayed, composition differs from crop to crop, and quality of the soil sourced. The plant when it gets the required
natural nutrients, the yield is almost double. The grape berry size increased, color and quality improved significantly. Sub soil spray increases the growth very fast and acts as pesticide on rice, wheat and vegetables and all crops. SubSoil spray has paved another revolution in Farming across India. The technique was replicated to grape farm, yielding similar results. After consistent results, encouraged by scientists he applied for an international and national patent for the technique. The claim has been published by the
Indian Patent Office in June 2012.
Higher yield with soil fertility Increasing the
soil quality it increased the yield by: • Highest yield of 10.31 tonnes of paddy (BPT 5204 variety) per hectare against average 5 - 6.5 tonnes • Highest yield of 6.5 tonnes of wheat (Lok 1 variety) per hectare against average 2.5 - 3 tonnes For grape farming, a yield of 30-32 tonnes of grape per acre was achieved, whereas the average output, who make use of pesticides, fertilisers, gets a yield between 20 and 25 tonnes per acre.
Black beauty grape variety He has an organic grape variety called as black beauty seedless grapes. The yield was 20 to 25 tonnes at his five-acre grape garden in Alwal.
Subsoil application on cattle Venkat Reddy has 20 cows on his farm. He applied the subsoil on his cattle that helped in driving away insects and increased quality of milk and the output.
Organic brand He has an organic brand,
Venkat Reddy Satyam Mutyam, for other farmers to use if they use his techniques in farming. ==Study==