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SUMMARY:Demonstrating the Difference – A Project Field Walk
DESCRIPTION:\nOur fertility approach comparison demonstration in Warner Glen is well and truly underway and it’s time to have a look at what’s going on.\n\n\n\nOver the last couple of months, the site was prepared then seeded, and a number of different fertility program protocols have been implemented. For more information head to our project page:\n\n\n\n\nDemonstrating the Difference ( https://lowerblackwood.com.au/projects/demonstrating-the-difference/ )\n\n\n\n\nOn the field day project consultant Mark Tupman will discuss the different biological and nutritional treatments applied so far, and the costs involved, as well as the methods that are going to be used to measure the progress of the different programs.\n\n\n\nAs part of the afternoons activities, we will undertake some basic assessments of plant species growing in the mix to see if there are any notable growth and health differences showing up yet AND get a lesson on how to take pasture tissue samples.\n\n\n\nPLUS\n\n\n\nWe’ll also take the opportunity to hear from agronomist Brooke Anderson and Department of Water & Environmental Regulation’s Dr Brad Degens, who have been running trials looking at local clays or Iron Man Gypsum to improve nutrient retention in Scott River grey sands. The focus has been on keeping P in the sands – with both showing some great improvements.\n\n\n\nMixing in clays has had other benefits with early soil wetting. Both sets of trials are showing mixed effects on pasture growth. Brooke and Brad will provide a more complete update on what these are showing at the field walk.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Logistics\n\n\n\nWhen? Thursday August 15th, 2.00pm to 5.00pm\n\n\n\nWhere? Blackwood Springs Farm, 1220 Warner Glen Rd, Warner Glen 6288\n\n\n\nWhat else? BYO refillable drink bottle plus please wear appropriate & clean farm footwear and dress for the weather. We’ll wrap the day up with a BBQ, beers and chats.\n\n\n\nThe clay and IMG trials are supported through the Lower Blackwood LCDC and Western Dairy by the Healthy Estuaries Initiative.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDemonstrating the Difference is a Lower Blackwood LCDC project hosted by Dairy Farmers Neville, Gary & Elaine Haddon and is led by consultant & agroecologist Mark Tupman of Productive Ecology with assistance from agronomist Anthony Quinlan of Soil Dynamics, and agronomist Graham Mussell of Graham Mussell Consulting.\n\n\n\nThe project is supported through funding from Soil Wise. Soil Wise is funded by the National Landcare Program Smart Farms Small Grants – an Australian Government initiative. It is supported by Healthy Estuaries WA – a State Government program\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
URL:https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/demonstrating-the-difference-a-project-field-walk/
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LOCATION:1220 Warner Glen Road, Warner Glen 6288
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