Educator Mark Tupman
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Reply to Grazing Through Spring in a Mediterranean Environment
Admittedly I have destocked to the point that mob grazing is challenging .. but this is the best I could get in terms of utilisation after a 2 day graze with our sheep – they are not very interested in eating much beyond the top third of the grass with more trampled than eaten. So should I force them by keeping them in the cell for longer or do…
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Reply to Which form of foliar calcium to use?
Thanks for your comprehensive reply Mark. Tissue tests I did on some yellowing oats showed I had the usual suspects of mg and mn deficiency, but also had low calcium. I have applied a foliar to address this now, so will see what happens. I like your comment about the importance of getting calcium addressed in the soil rather the plant. I…
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Will McGirr posted an update in the group
6 months agoPlant Nutrition 6 months agoApplying foliar nitrogen timing
if your soil is low in N and you have used a fertiliser at seeding with a low % of N – when is the best time after plant emergence to apply foliar nitrogen?
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Hey Will,
You can apply foliar nitrogen at any stage after emergence as the rates of N are quite low and what doesn’t get on the leaves ends up on the soil anyway.
However, plant uptake of any fraction that lands on a leaf is much more efficient and you get better bang for your buck if you wait until there is a decent amount of leaf matter before…
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Agree with everything Mark said. There is some mineralisation of N from organic matter after the break, so adding extra N too early will have less benefit than once the plants are actively growing. The cropping guys work on topping up 4-6 weeks post emergence for winter cereals. If you have kikuyu as a dominant pasture, extra N now with…
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Steve Slape posted an update in the group
a year agoSoil Secrets a year agoHi all we’re running a webinar series with Austrian researcher Harriet Mella for the next few weeks on a Wednesday night. Registration is free with access to the recording via the website. If you get a chance to catch up on the first session over the weekend and join us next week for session 2 of 4 or keep watching them at your convenience.…
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I’m booked, thanks Steve
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Thanks Steve, what a resource. The first session was fantastic and looking forward to the rest. Definitely best to watch them in order, there’s a lot of information to take in :-/
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Brett Hazelden posted an update in the group
a year ago (edited)Make Your Own Biological Inputs a year agoBusy weekend, besides the seeding got a Johnson Su Compost Bioreactor going – made out of a couple of IBC’s..
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Murray Gomm posted an update in the group
a year agoPerennial & Biodiverse Pastures a year agoI’m happy to see chicory and plantain coming thru my vine inter row cover crop after sheep have grazed the crop down. Looking forward to them both being actively feeding microbes during summer also. the cover crop (Goodies Farm mix plus linseed, chicory, plantain and primrose) were sown mid April. I felt a bit guilty cultivating thin strips with…
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That sounds like a great mix of species Murray.
We dry seed the inter rows in late summer, when all the weeds are dead, to avoid tilling.
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Murray,
We converted a small rotary hoe to a strip seeder with tyre drags behind. Seemed to work quite well. I’ll try get a video of it for you.
Dean
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Lower Blackwood LCDC posted a new post. a year ago
Talkin' Composting for Farms with Mark TupmanIn this episode Jo & Kate talk to Agroecologist Mark Tupman on all things composting for farms – what the options are, how to make…
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Mark Tupman posted a new post. a year ago
Winter Induced Nitrogen DeficiencyAt this time of year crops and pastures are prone to nitrogen deficiency. This happens because the biological activity behind processes such as nitrogen fixation,…
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This is great info Mark. We put out a foliar onto one of our paddocks on the weekend so let’s see what happens!
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Thanks Mark, some great tank mixes there! I have just started down the foliar road this year, and need to learn a lot in this space. I have been focusing on trace elements based on EAL soil tests and… Read more
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Mark Tupman posted a new post. a year ago
When Is the Best Time to Graze Multi-species PasturesOne question I often hear asked at this time of year is – when can we graze the paddocks that have been sown with a…
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Mark Tupman to Kate Tarrant a year ago
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The season has well and truly broken. For those of you seeding cover crops or multi species pastures, if you havent got them in the ground yet, the weeds have now getminated and some form of weed control will be necessary prior to planting. Small weeds are much easier to deal with than big ones so the sooner the better. Also good to…
