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Lower Blackwood LCDC posted a new post. 4 days ago
Leveraging Foliar Nutrition to Boost FertilityIn this Talkin’ After Hours Episode Jo & Kate chat once again to local agroecologist Mark Tupman from Productive Ecology. This time we explore how…
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Lower Blackwood LCDC posted a new event. 4 days ago
Soil Microscopy WorkshopJoin us for a one-day interactive workshop that dives deep into the essential world of soil microbes. Presented by Earthwhile Australia, this workshop is tailored…
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Lower Blackwood LCDC posted a new event. 5 days ago
Masterclass: Review Your Growing Season Grazing PlanThis 90 minute zoom session with grazing trainer Dr Judi Earl will be an opportunity to review your grazing plan for the coming growing season.…
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Lower Blackwood LCDC posted a new post. 5 days ago
Managing Grazing for Pasture, Soil and Animal HealthHerbivores co-evolved with mixed grassland and forb ecosystems to build some of the most fertile landscapes on our planet. While grazing animals are an integral…
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Mark Tupman posted an update 6 days ago
6 days ago (edited)
It’s proving to be a tricky season.
We could all do with some green feed.
Are we going to get enough rain in the South West this week to trigger germination? We’ll see, but quite probably.
If so, will there be enough follow up rain to sustain the species that germinate?
On the other hand, if we don’t seed and the existing seed bank gets away, we…
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We have just seed coated today and will seed half of the farm on Monday and Tuesday and then another third of the farm in four weeks time.
May average rainfall is 132mm and lowest on record is 50mm. So we are taking the punt that the rain will materialise along with cooler temperatures.
we also have lambs due to start dropping from mid to late…
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Seed – we have seeded everything we planned to do, it now looks like we will get at least an inch this week and should get germination, the dew is enough to keep it going in the furrows until next rain
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