Aug 30, 2012
Below 10°C the cycling of all nutrients, of which nitrogen is one, is slow and the application of any one of them will have little if any immediate effect on the growth of permanent pastures. The grasses in permanent pastures are bred to grow strongly from 10°C to...
Jul 30, 2012
There is a school of thought that dolomite should not be applied in situations where soil calcium levels are near ideal because dolomite as well as containing 11.5% magnesium also contains 24% calcium. In theory that appears sound, however the reality is quite...
Jun 11, 2012
The following information will provide farmers with the ability to grow more feed in spring. For those who don’t enjoy winter, there’s the added benefit of getting to spring in a better frame of mind. Our first few years of pastoral farming were spent close to the...
Apr 30, 2012
It’s fascinating to watch companies with the miracle product suddenly develop a new product that will cure all ills. Could it be that the original product did not perform as claimed or is it a case of trying to chase the market as it changes? One of the many...
Mar 30, 2012
Soil is a living breathing organism, and as with any other oxygen dependent organism potential performance increases with improved ability to suck air in and breathe out gases. Conversely when unable to breathe soil dies and what remains is no longer soil. In an...
Feb 20, 2012
The marked reduction in the incidence of calcium/magnesium related metabolic disorders, particularly in dairy cows, as a result of a single annual application of Golden Bay Dolomite is well known and easily monitored. The overall improvement in animal health and...
