The Future of Farm Sanitation isn’t Chemical — It’s Biological

A single swab, rejection, or audit failure can cost you your season, your buyer, or your reputation. Modern farming leaves no room for error—you’re already battling heat, pests, labor shortages, packaging logistics, and market volatility.

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Built for the Field.
Trusted by the USDA.

EcoloxTech HOCl Generators (E300 + E1200)

Produce 2–4 gallons/hour of farm-safe hypochlorous acid

100% biodegradable. Non-toxic. No PPE required

Apply to soil, crops, tools, barns, packaging areas

USDA + FDA + EPA compliant

Just water, salt, and electricity. Installed in barns, greenhouses, wash lines, or mobile rigs.

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Sanitation shouldn’t be another enemy.

But here’s the hard truth:

Most farms are still spraying war-grade chemicals on fresh food.
Bleach. Quats. Chlorine dioxide. PAA.
These weren’t made for kale. Or citrus. Or strawberries.
They were made for hospital corridors, crime scenes, and sewage lines.
And while they might kill pathogens, they’re also:

  • Killing shelf life
  • Eroding your equipment
  • Leaving invisible residue that fails compliance checks
  • And introducing chemical liability into your most vulnerable processes

The question isn’t whether chemical sanitation is outdated.

 

The question is why you’re still using it at all.

🛑 You wouldn’t fertilize your crops with gasoline.
🛑 You wouldn’t water your beds with bleach.
🛑 You wouldn’t let your child drink from a PAA-washed fruit bowl.

 

So why are you trusting your sanitation to chemical compounds you wouldn’t put on your own plate?

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THE AGRICULTURAL SANITATION CRISIS 

Let’s stop sugarcoating it:

The biggest sanitation threat to your farm isn’t bacteria. It’s the chemicals you’re still being told to use to fight them.
Most farms are running sanitation systems that are:

  • Overcomplicated
  • Overregulated
  • Overengineered for Fear—not Function

These aren’t tools for modern agriculture. They’re the ghosts of industrial sanitation systems meant for slaughterhouses and sterile hospital wards.

Let’s name the real problem:

Chlorine-Based Sanitizers

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Bleach. Chlorine dioxide. Calcium hypochlorite.
 

They demand post-rinse cycles—doubling water usage, increasing downtime, and risking residue on fresh produce.
And behind the scenes?
 

They’re eating through your infrastructure—corroding valves, oxidizing stainless, and degrading pump seals batch after batch.
 

Every time you sanitize, your system gets weaker.

Quats and Peracetic Acid (PAA)

Title

Quats cling to surfaces—leaving chemical residues that compromise your GAP audits and damage the delicate cuticle of fruits and greens.
 

PAA is aggressive, unstable, and often mis-dosed—leading to organic disqualification and hazardous working conditions.
 

And when it hits produce tanks?
 

It bites shelf life in half.

 

Ozone + Gas Fogging Systems

Title

Marketed as “innovative,” these setups often damage more than they disinfect.

 

Ozone destroys plant tissue.

 

It irritates lungs.

It offers no residual protection.

 

And the moment it dissipates—its sanitation power vanishes.

 

You pay for complexity.

You get a coin toss.

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So What Does It Cost You?

Here’s what your current chemical protocols are really delivering:

Failed swabs and surprise inspections

Instant audit flags. Last-minute re-cleans. Damaged relationships.

Long sanitation windows

Every extra rinse, every extra PPE protocol, every extra hour—it eats into your harvest velocity.

Blocked contracts from food safety buyers

“Clean enough” doesn’t cut it with Costco, Whole Foods, or USDA Organic audits.

Escalating maintenance bills

Corrosion in pipes, degradation in gaskets, system replacements every few years.

Export rejection due to residues

One trace of PAA or chlorine residue and your shipment dies at the dock.

And worst of all?

You’re spraying your crops with toxins—just to meet compliance protocols that those same toxins are making harder to pass.

This isn’t just a chemical problem.
It’s a belief system failure.
The future of agriculture won’t be sanitized by poison.

It will be purified by intelligence.

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The HOCl Revolution Has Reached the Farm

Imagine if your sanitation molecule didn’t come from a chemical barrel—
…but from your own immune system.

 

That’s not fantasy. That’s HOCl.

The Immune Intelligence Inside You

When your body detects bacteria or viruses, your white blood cells deploy a single powerful compound to neutralize them: hypochlorous acid (HOCl).


It doesn’t just kill pathogens—it dissolves their walls, breaks their protein chains, and denatures their genetic code—fast, clean, and without collateral damage.


Now imagine harnessing that same biological weapon… Not in your bloodstream—but in your greenhouse.


Not in a petri dish—but on your harvest belt, your irrigation lines, your fogging system. With EcoloxTech’s commercial HOCl generators, that’s exactly what you do.

On-Site. On-Demand. On Your Terms.

Using nothing but water, salt, and electricity, our systems generate pure HOCl at high volumes—ready to fog, spray, dip, or flush across any zone of your farm.

No dilution confusion.

No chemical orders.

No third-party dependencies.

This is farm-made purity, controlled by you.

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Why HOCl Wins:

Rinse-Free

No need to wash it off. Ever.

Residue-Free

Passes even the most sensitive swab and export tests.

Lab-Validated

Listed on EPA List N (COVID-19) and List K (food pathogens).

 

Non-Toxic

You could sanitize your hands with it (we do).

Biodegradable

Breaks down into saline. No environmental burden.

Shelf-Life Friendly

Extends post-harvest freshness—especially on delicate produce.

Non-Corrosive

Your pumps, pipes, and seals last years longer.

NOP-Compliant

USDA Organic, FDA CFR 21, and NSF D2 approved.

Worker-Safe

No hazmat suits, gloves, or ventilation needed for application.

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CLEAN WARFARE: 
OLD WAY VS. PURE WAY

Feature

Old Chemical Protocols

HOCl: The Pure Path

Worker Safety

Requires PPE, respirators, training

No PPE required. Skin-safe, eye-safe

Water Usage

High. Requires post-rinse

Low. No rinse necessary

Surface Residue

Persistent residues. Swab risk

Zero-residue. Swab-pass guaranteed

Shelf Life Impact

May reduce post-harvest quality

Prolongs freshness, no spoilage risk

Organic Certification

Often disqualifying or problematic

NOP compliant, cert-safe

Cost to Operate

$3k–$15k/mo in chemicals

<$500/mo with HOCl

Compliance Complexity

Dozens of SDS, pH, risk profiles

1 system, 1 molecule, fully certified

Sanitation Time

Long windows + rinse cycles

Fast spray/fog, no rinse, real-time use

Soil + Equipment Impact

Corrosive. Accumulative toxicity

Safe on all surfaces and soil

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HOCl Doesn’t Just Replace Chemicals.
It Replaces Assumptions.

Forget everything you thought you knew about sanitation.

  • That it needs to smell toxic to work.
  • That residues are just part of the deal.
  • That compliance is a moving target.

That disinfection must mean downtime, waste, or compromise. HOCl isn’t just another chemical. It’s a biological shift in how sanitation is done.
 

Instead of managing risk with poison…
 

You eliminate risk with precision.

 

When you generate your own HOCl, you stop relying on shipments, approvals, and outdated paradigms.

 

You stop buying sanitation—and start producing sovereignty.

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The EcoloxTech Solution:
Built for the Field

Feature

E300

E1200

Output

300L/Hr

1200L/Hr

Ideal for

Small–mid farms, greenhouses

Commercial-scale farms + cooperatives

Deployment

Hose sprayers, foggers, dip tanks

Foggers, tractors, flume lines, irrigation

Avg Monthly ROI

$5,000–$8,000

$12,000–$20,000

Delivery Modes

Mobile, wall-mount

Centralized or modular field deployment

Safety

No PPE required

No PPE required

Certification Ready

USDA, EPA, FDA, GAP, GFSI

USDA, EPA, FDA, GAP, GFSI

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Use Cases for HOCl on the Farm

HOCl doesn’t just work—it adapts to your farm, your pathogens, and your protocols.

Wherever contamination can creep in, HOCl can neutralize, clean, and clear the field.

PRE-HARVEST CROP SPRAYING

Most pre-harvest sanitation systems either:

Damage the crop

Leave residue

Or require withholding intervals

HOCl does none of these. Fogging HOCl across the crop canopy in the days or hours before harvest significantly reduces surface pathogen load—including Salmonella, E. coli, and Listeria—without damaging stems, wilting leaves, or triggering phytotoxicity.

 

It’s perfect for:

Leafy greens (romaine, spinach, arugula)

Brassicas (kale, cabbage, broccoli)

Fragile herbs (basil, dill, parsley)

Strawberries, blueberries, and soft fruits

No rinse

No residue

No re-entry interval

No harvest delay

HOCl turns sanitation from an afterthought… into a frontline plant health protocol.

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HARVEST EQUIPMENT + TOOL WASH

Every crate. Every knife. Every bin. Every belt.


HOCl can be sprayed directly onto all your harvest tools without corrosion and without rinse.

 

Chlorine damages stainless. PAA eats through gaskets.


But HOCl cleans without wear—extending equipment life and making sanitation part of movement, not a separate window.

 

Use HOCl to spray:

Harvest knives

Buckets and totes

Scales and sensors

Conveyor belts and rollers

Glove wash stations

Reusable crates and RPCs

Fog between harvest shifts. Spray between bins.

 

Sanitize without interrupting flow.

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POST-HARVEST DIP TANK + PRODUCE WASH

This is where HOCl outclasses chlorine and PAA completely.


In your wash tanks, HOCl:

Maintains clarity (does not bind or bleach organics)

Doesn’t alter flavor or appearance

Keeps leafy greens crisper, longer

Does not create harmful byproducts (like trihalomethanes or chlorates)

Doesn’t require rinse water

It works beautifully in:

Salad green wash tanks

Tomato and cucumber dunk stations

Berry flume lines

Spin drying post-wash steps

And since it’s NSF D2 + FDA food-contact approved, HOCl is the only sanitizer you can fully trust on, in, and around your edible product—without second guessing your rinse.

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COLD STORAGE + TRANSPORT FOGGING

Fogging HOCl into your cold storage or transport trailers creates a zero-residue microbial kill zone that eliminates:

Mold spores (gray, black, green)

Buckets and totes

Scales and sensors

Conveyor belts and rollers

Glove wash stations

Reusable crates and RPCs

Fog between harvest shifts. Spray between bins. Sanitize without interrupting flow.

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IRRIGATION LINE PURGE + BIOFILM CONTROL

Fertigation and drip systems are the hidden hygiene hazard of most farms. Biofilms form in warm, nutrient-rich lines—hosting colonies of:

Pseudomonas

Fusarium

Algae and protozoa

Coliforms and pathogens

Most chemical flushes:

Don’t reach the whole line

Require a shutdown

Are too harsh to apply regularly

HOCl changes the game.

 

You can run HOCl at scheduled low ppm doses through live lines to:

Break down biofilms

Eliminate algae

Keep your system clean without risk to soil or crop

HOCl is gentle on equipment, harsh on buildup—and keeps your nutrient delivery systems performing as intended.

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LIVESTOCK, BARN, & HATCHERY SANITATION

Whether it’s poultry, swine, dairy, or goats—animal housing accumulates moisture, ammonia, manure vapor, and microbial load at a shocking rate.

 

HOCl allows you to:

Spray or fog between cycles

Apply directly over bedding

Use with animals present

Fog during off hours (early AM, night)

Neutralize ammonia and reduce respiratory pathogen risk

Safe for:

Calving stalls

Hatcheries

Use with animals present

Holding pens

Feeding areas

Boot-wash stations and entry tunnels

No PPE. No runoff. No animal relocation. Just clean air, clean floors, and clean margins.

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PATHOGEN CONTROL: WHAT HOCl ACTUALLY KILLS

HOCl kills what the others can’t—even inside biofilms, on porous surfaces, and across temperature variations.

Kills Bacterial Threats:

Listeria monocytogenes

Escherichia coli (O157:H7 and non-O157)

Salmonella enterica

Campylobacter jejuni

Shigella

Clostridium perfringens

Coliforms, Aeromonas, and Pseudomonas

Kills Fungal & Mold Spores:

Botrytis cinerea (gray mold)

Fusarium spp.

Rhizoctonia solani

Aspergillus and Penicillium

Powdery mildew, black mold, and storage fungi

Kills Viral Targets:

Norovirus

Hepatitis A

Rotavirus

Avian respiratory viruses

Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)

Kills Yeast + Biofilm Builders:

Candida albicans

Soil-based and waterline-forming yeasts

Biofilm-producing gram-negative species

HOCl is validated by:

EPA List N (COVID-19)

EPA List K (food-processing pathogens)

USDA Organic (NOP compliant)

FDA CFR 21 §173.315 and §178.1010

NSF D2 for food-contact no-rinse use

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ROI: WHAT GROWERS ARE ACTUALLY SAVING 

Sanitation isn't just a cost—it's your yield protection plan.  
 Most farms are bleeding margins through outdated sanitation routines.  
 HOCl breaks the chemical cycle. 

 

Here’s how it stacks up:  

What HOCl Replaces:

$1,500–$8,000/month in bleach, PAA, or quats

$500–$2,000/month in rinse water costs (municipal + pumping)

3–8 hours/week of sanitation downtime

1–3 equipment replacements per year due to corrosion

Unseen losses from rejected shipments, swab failures, or shortened shelf life

What HOCl Actually Costs:

Salt: $300–$700/month

Electricity: negligible (low amperage draw)

Generator maintenance: once a year, minimal

Zero PPE. Zero recovery tanks. Zero rinse cycles.

That’s ~$6,000–$25,000/month back in your pocket.


Every month. Every harvest. Every cycle.

For every $1,000 you currently spend on PAA or bleach,
 

HOCl costs ~$120.
 

And delivers 10x the value.
 

Most farms see full ROI in 30–90 days.
 

From that point forward—you’re producing pure disinfectant at near-zero cost.
 

This is more than savings.
 

It’s margin recovery.

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COMPLIANCE & CERTIFICATION SUPPORT 

Sanitation without certification is a liability. That’s why every EcoloxTech system includes battle-ready compliance bundles for all major frameworks:

Global Food Safety Alignment

GAP / GFSI / GLOBAL G.A.P.: HOCl is accepted in all harvest, post-harvest, and equipment protocols.

FDA CFR 21: HOCl approved for direct food contact under Parts 173.315 and 178.1010.

USDA Organic (NOP): HOCl is compliant for organic produce operations and greenhouse systems.

NSF D2 Listing: No-rinse required. Food-safe. Equipment-safe.

Kosher + Halal: Available upon request.

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Delivered With Every Install

Included

Description

SOP Templates

For fogging, spraying, and dipping

PPM Charts

Custom dosing by surface + crop

Swab Protocols

ATP + kill log documentation

Safety Docs

MSDS, pathogen data, chemical logs

Audit Tools

Editable cleaning logs + signage templates

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READY TO BUILD YOUR CUSTOM SYSTEM? 

Stop guessing. Start optimizing. Take the 3-minute Sanitation Audit and receive:

Your custom HOCl system plan

Based on your volume, crop type, infrastructure, and current chemical costs

Monthly ROI forecast

Know how fast it pays for itself—and what you’ll save after

PPM recommendations by crop, surface, and sanitation zone

Field-tested numbers from farms like yours

System install diagram

Tailored layout for fog, dip, flume, spray, or central distribution

Bonus: Includes live quote for e300 or E1200

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WHY FARMERS TRUST HOCl 

These aren’t opinions.

These are results from the field:

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Install Your On-Farm HOCl Generator

EcoloxTech’s E1200 + E300 units are the new standard in ag sanitation:

Produce 2–4 gallons/hour of farm-safe hypochlorous acid

100% biodegradable. Non-toxic. No PPE required

Apply to soil, crops, tools, barns, packaging areas

USDA + FDA + EPA compliant

Just water, salt, and electricity. Installed in barns, greenhouses, wash lines, or mobile rigs.

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FINAL CALL: PLUG INTO PURITY

EcoloxTech HOCl systems are:

Backed by lab data

Proven across thousands of acres

Certified by USDA, FDA, EPA, NSF, and GFSI

Deployed in farms, packhouses, co-ops, and greenhouses worldwide

This isn’t a product.
This is your permanent upgrade.
It’s time to unplug from poison.
It’s time to sanitize with sovereign precision.

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