• Question for the group – for anyone who has spread large quantities of biochar on paddocks/on soil – wondering what method was used for spreading please? Keen to know more on this – the actual logistics of how to spread the stuff! TIA!

    • Hi Carolyn, there appear to be a range of ways of doing it including feeding livestock with it, mixing it with fertilisers or applying on its own as a top dressing, using it with seed coatings, mixing it with the topsoil when tilling, adding it to compost extracts or other liquid amendments to name a few. We would recommend that you head to…

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    • Hello! Does anyone use or recommend a livestock record keeping app or program? We have a very small flock, but I’m keen to keep records going forward. Something user friendly would be great! TIA

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      • Hi Carolyn,

        LambPlan is a great option if you want to keep a record of a lot of different traits and/or breeding values. You can look into it a bit more here: https://www.sheepgenetics.org.au/lambplan/

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      • Hi Carolyn,

        I used Mobble for a couple of years for my small flock, and found it an affordable and great way to keep records of all sorts of useful data. I am not sure of their prices now, but worth a look.

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