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Unpaved Perma-Zyme treated road

7 min read

Why Amending Your Soil To Use Perma-Zyme Is Worth It

When you learn that your soil may need amendments to perform its best with Perma-Zyme, your first thoughts are probably: Can I still use this stuff?...

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Perma-Zyme pails along a stabilized rural, dirt road

7 min read

10 Easy Steps To Build A Road With Perma-Zyme

For over 50 years, road construction experts worldwide have relied on Perma-Zyme, a powerful enzyme soil stabilizer that creates strong, long-lasting...

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Unpaved county road treated with Perma-Zyme

5 min read

How to Reduce Maintenance for Unpaved County Roads

Unpaved county roads are crucial to America’s transportation network. In fact, about one-third of our public roads are dirt or gravel.1 Most...

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Close-up of a rural gravel road surface

6 min read

How to Build a Gravel Road With Perma-Zyme

Gravel roads are essential lifelines in rural areas that would otherwise be inaccessible. However, maintaining them has always been expensive and...

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Haul truck driving on a dirt road that needs dust control

6 min read

5 Solutions for Dust Control on Dirt Roads

If you’ve ever driven on an unpaved road, you’ve experienced the billowing dust clouds. That might look cool, but dust can harm people, property, and...

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Unpaved gravel road using Perma-Zyme for dust suppression

5 min read

Should You Use Perma-Zyme As a Dust Suppressant?

Perma-Zyme is a powerful enzyme soil stabilizer. Since enzymes are relatively new compared to traditional soil stabilizers, people question their...

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Dirt farm road beside green fields

5 min read

Building a Low-Cost Farm Road

Here in the U.S., we say, “Farmers are the backbone of America.” We even call our largest agricultural region the heartland. If farms are our heart...

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Eroded area alongside a field

6 min read

6 Tips for Road Erosion Control (And Why You Need It)

You’ve heard the saying, “The best defense is a good offense.” That’s true in sports and erosion control. We'll explore the root causes of soil...

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Three types of erosion including a collapsed road on a cliffside

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Types of Soil Erosion and Their Environmental Impact

Erosion occurs when rocks and soil break down or wash away. Communities and companies worldwide battle erosion daily—from roads collapsing to soil...

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Close-up of aggregate rocks

5 min read

What Is Aggregate Rock?

In simple terms, aggregates are rocks. However, they're more than that. Aggregate is a valuable resource for county road supervisors and private...

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