Landcare Officer Jourdyn Wells
Landcare Officer-
Lower Blackwood LCDC posted an update 5 months ago
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Closed loop agriculture is a farming practice that recycles all nutrients and organic matter material back to the soil that
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Reply to When to start grazing the green?
We are still holding cattle in same paddock and hand feeding. Will apply foliar Liquid Trace Mix hopefully over the next couple of days to give a bit of a boost before grazing. Much like you Kate, some areas of paddocks have good cover and others not so strong so trying to give it just a bit more time. I am pleased this recent front has not…
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Reply to When to start grazing the green?
Another important thing at this time of year is avoiding second bites to enable plants to make good recovery. Small breaks also help but time for the rest of the paddocks.
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When to start grazing the green?
I’ve bitten the bullet and moved the mob out of the sacrifice paddock and onto the green this morning – would have preferred another week but have run out of hay and there’s none to be found anywhere locally it seems. According to Dr Judi Earl we should be aiming for around 3000kg DM/ha in order to ensure we can leave a residual of 2000kg…
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Lower Blackwood LCDC posted an update in the group
9 months agoPlant Nutrition 9 months agoA reminder that there is an excellent workshop coming up March 8 with Joel Williams on plant nutrition with foliars. Unfortunately we were not able to offer this workshop free of charge but it will be well worth the ticket price as Joel is an absolute font of really practical knowledge on this topic. Click through for more info and to get…
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Managing Pastures With Foliar Nutrition - Lower Blackwood LCDC
While much of our focus is taken up with trying to rectify soil deficiencies with soil amendments, there is increasing awareness that foliar nutrition can be
