Educator Mark Tupman
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Mark Tupman posted an update 7 months ago
I’ve been grazing the bottom strip of this vineyard repeatedly and properly over the last few years because it was logistically easy to do so. The older vines in the background didn’t get grazed for a number of reasons.
Look at the difference in the forage.
I wanted to share to illustrate how ruminant animals are a powerful tool for…
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Reply to Which form of foliar calcium to use?
Hey Eric,
Good question.
There are a few good liquid calcium products on the market from companies like cropping solutions and sustainable farming solutions, but they are expensive. Nicole Masters recommends making whitewash with hydrated lime, other farmers are trying micronised products or using strong acids to solubilise the calcium in…
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9 months agoPlant Nutrition 9 months agoTimely.
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Reply to Grazing before leaving for hay
Hi Will,
Yes, you can and should graze it now as this will set the scene for another round of vegetative regrowth.
I would be inclined to get the animals in there with high mob density and take the whole lot down quickly, but more completely. This will make for a more even stand of regrowth. Only partially grazing the area will result in…
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Reply to Biochar - Black Gold?
The addition of biochar to compost can improve the holding capacity, stability, biological status etc… of the finished product. Applying biochar enriched compost to the soil somewhat emulates the process used in the Amazon rainforests to create the rich terra preta soils that persist to this day. This could be a good practice to try in the poor…
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Reply to Do Annual Cover Crop Mixes Have a Place in Grazing Programs
Cover crop microbiome overwintering mentioned in this one.
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/regenerative-agriculture-podcast/id1372359995?i=1000659624439
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Show Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, Ep Episode 122: Exploring Tillage, Aggregation, and Biological Innovation with Rick Clark - 20 June 2024
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Reply to Do Annual Cover Crop Mixes Have a Place in Grazing Programs
How’s this for growth.
This is the area where I left a cover crop to go to seed last year for stockpiled dry summer feed.
You can see how well it came away this season. Even the dog thinks it’s worth eating!
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Reply to Red Legged Earth Mite
Unless the soil is in a healthy and fertile enough state to support the plants adequately
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Reply to Red Legged Earth Mite
Last year :-/
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Reply to Red Legged Earth Mite
This is a site where we had a severe infestation of RLEM last year.
This year I have given it all the nutritional and biological help I can, no pesticide, and it’s hardly been touched by the RLEM (see photo) so must be doing something right.
I’ll post an up close tomorrow.
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