Educator Mark Tupman
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Reply to Photosynthesis, Oxidation & the Energy Equation
Hi Laura,
that’s a great question.
Firstly, oxygen is definitely needed in the soil for respiring microbiology and plants but we need both good oxygenation and restricted oxygen environments in our soils to support different microbe groups and processes. This happens with good soil aggregation, where air flows freely between the gaps of, but not…
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Reply to Do Annual Cover Crop Mixes Have a Place in Grazing Programs
The most important thing is getting them in the ground soon. Everything else is a bonus.
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Reply to Do Annual Cover Crop Mixes Have a Place in Grazing Programs
Hi Vanessa,
Yes, it is quite hard to source such mixes ready made. We get custom mixes like this one made up for clients in bulk through Nutrien Ag/Bells but the order has to be over 500kg.
The goodies mix makes for a good base and yes, adding some of the other species mentioned and some clover is a good idea.
The thing is, most types of seed…
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Do Annual Cover Crop Mixes Have a Place in Grazing Programs
We’re at that time of year where many farmers are thinking about seeding pastures.
One of the hot topics lately has been around the use of multi species cover crops in grazing operations.
The issue is that many of the species used in cover crop mixes are not very graze tolerant and they must be allowed to reach the latter stages of maturity if…
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Mark Tupman replied to the discussion Book Favs/Recommendations in the forum General Discussion 9 months ago
Reply to Book Favs/Recommendations
Where do you start 😏
Some good ones on here.
https://johnkempf.com/johns-recommended-reading-list/
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John's Recommended Reading List
“The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson I believe constant learning is an imperative, and should be enjoyable. I find learning something new about life and living processes to … Continue reading
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Mark Tupman posted an update in the group
9 months agoPerennial & Biodiverse Pastures 9 months agoA good article by incitec pivot sighting the potential negative effects of putting too much soluble N or P in with seeds at planting.
Ivan Pagano5 Comments-
They don’t talk about it in the article but what about the impact on soil biology or the potential disincentive for seedlings to develop healthy relationships with soil biology for future nutritional benefits…
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Hot off the press, James White back for another round on the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast.
Such exciting, valuable and relevant information.
Cheers Steve Slape for the heads up.
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/regenerative-agriculture-podcast/id1372359995?i=1000641245773
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Show Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, Ep Episode 99: Reshaping How Agriculture Sees Plant Nutrient Uptake With Dr. James White - 10 Jan 2024
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I did a lot of trials with grazing last year while I was doing the Jaime Elizondo total grazing course and I wanted to share an observation re grazing annual species in a Mediterranean environment.
What I noticed is that the animals happily grazed most of the vegetative forage early in the season, but were prone to scours etc. so did better…
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So you mean that mid growing season mob should be eating down to past golfball height & not returning until well past beer can height .. assuming mob density is at the right level for an even graze.??
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Probably not lower than golfball but, depending on the plant species, heights above a beer can 🙂
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I recently signed up to the stockman grass farmer mailing list.
They put out some great info for livestock farmers.
The article in this edition by Steve Kenyon gets right into some of the subject matter we’ve been discussing in this group. Well worth a read.
https://www.stockmangrassfarmer.digital/profile
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