Dec 26, 2010
There is increasing evidence that the present pastoral soil fertility system is in for a radical overhaul. Perhaps the only reason for the conventional phosphorus and nitrogen driven system to have remained entrenched for so long is the conservatism of farmers. An...
Nov 14, 2010
With fundamental changes now taking place in the way in which soil fertility is viewed there is an increasing demand for nutrient programmes that deliver at least as much pasture production without the need for regular applications of fertiliser nitrogen. These...
Oct 13, 2010
There are some very positive things happening in the soil nutrient industry that those of us, who have been involved for over twenty years, find genuinely exciting. There is an increasing ground swell of opinion amongst farmers and growers that a fundamental change in...
Sep 17, 2010
The last article focused on information from a letter written by the late Les Hawill to a farmer client in the Waikato. He claimed that with increased use of dolomite “the economy could bloom like never before.” That claim may at first seem somewhat extravagant,...
Sep 17, 2010
One of the challenges of writing a monthly article related to dolomite is isolating a single aspect of the effect of dolomite on pasture when its influence is so far reaching. Ultimately it is the most effective magnesium fertiliser available although not always the...
Jun 28, 2010
Fish and seaweed are used as the basis of healthy growth promoting foliar fertilisers that used in the right place, at the right time, and at the right rate, provide pleasing results. Much of the credit for the improvement in plant quality and palatability resulting...
