Traditional fertilisers may destroy plant microbiome’s ability to protect against disease. Research Biologist at University of California US found that beneficial microbes on leaves of plants protect the plant from disease causing bacteria, but when the plant was fertilised the protection was negated leading to an increase in the population of pathogenic microbes on the […]
Amplifying Nitrogen Effects With Higher Sulphur Inputs. Like all good nutrition, balanced soil nutrition is about getting the nutrients right. In this post, we look at the greater efficiencies of using Ammonium Sulphate and Sulphur to provide Nitrogen. It is essential for any applied fertiliser that all nutrients be in BALANCE to achieve efficiencies and […]
[Transcript of Cropping Inputs, Diary Number 1] Hello. Welcome to this session of Cropping Inputs Diary. To start this series on cropping inputs, I want to start building with the first and most important thing that we need to do, which is Independent Comprehensive Soil Testing. When considering our inputs, good data and a full […]
[Transcript of Cropping Inputs, Diary Number 2] Hi, welcome to this month’s Cropping Inputs Diary. Last month we discussed Independent Comprehensive Soil Tests, as a first step towards deciding cropping inputs. We talked about the importance of balanced soils that encourage our diverse and active life in the soil. With these key points in mind, […]
[Transcript of Cropping Inputs, Diary Number 3] Hello and welcome to the third addition of our cropping Inputs Diary. Last time, I discussed inputs into our cropping programme that we should avoid if we really want to look after the soil and increase its productivity over the long term. That is soil that is healthy […]
[Transcript of Crop Diary, September] Hi. Welcome to this month’s Crop Diary report for September. Last month I talked about the Carbon farming conference held in Albury New South Wales where the federal government direct action policy of carbon segregation into agriculture soils was the main discussion, and where I presented a paper on building […]
[Transcript of Crop Diary, October] There is a problem in Australia called subtle soil degradation. This is when there is soil degradation is not noticed by the farmer, because it is so subtle from one year to the next, taking years and decades to be recognised. By this time, it can be very expensive to […]
[Transcript of Crop Diary, November] I am always emphasising the importance of building carbon as a result of the federal government initiative of their direct action policy of carbon … into Australian agriculture soils. In short, this direct action policy of carbon segregation is doomed for complete failure. I say this because of the present […]
Time to think about your seeding Program! New Shipments of Guano NOW IN to Adelaide and Melbourne.
