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N Prediction Info and Spread Sheet P Prediction info and spreadsheet Soil Health Fact Sheet March 2020
Director - Climate & Agricultural Support Pty Ltd Project management and extension specialist.
N Prediction Info and Spread Sheet P Prediction info and spreadsheet Soil Health Fact Sheet March 2020
Biochar Dung Beetle Trial The project established that one animal does 8 to 12 dungs in a day covering 1 square meter and equivalent to a wet weight of around 20kg. Each plot roughly represented the manure of for one day only however was placed across the plots over 9 months with 9 dungs weighing … More Biochar Research
Biochar Trial We conducted a Biochar Trial under non irrigated pasture. With 100kg and 200kg of biochar with 100kg and 200kg of Single Super. The full report can be found Here Summary Overall the biochar had a positive effect on both the plant biomass and minerals in the soil, with a statistical difference detected in the … More Soil Health Projects
In the Adelaide and Mt Lofty Ranges and the Murray Darling Basin regions it is reasonably common for agricultural land size to be smaller (i.e. between 10 and 50 ha). A relaxed lifestyle and escape from urban life are major reasons for owning or leasing smaller land sizes, and rate over and above work purposes … More Collaborative Farming
Feed for Sheep & Cattle Grape marc is a by-product from crushing wine grapes. It contains the crushed skins, seeds, stems, some leaf and stalks of grapes. In S.A. Tarac technologies process over 200,000 tonnes/year from the Barossa and Claire Valley regions. It is also available raw from many wineries in S.A. Feeding rates & … More Grape Marc Feed Supplement
For a copy of any books, publications reports or pending reports, please leave your name and details and name of article or book required. A copy will be forwarded. Peer reviewed Taherymoosavi, S. Chen, G; O’Sullivan,M Rebbeck, M, Munroe, P, Joseph, S. (2020) A farm trial to investigate the cascading effect of feeding biochar to livestock … More Books & Publications
Climate & Agricultural Support Sub Contracts to the Grains Research Development Corporation to support grain growers across Australia to manage frost. Frost management should be integrated and include pre paddock preparation, consideration of variety choice and crop choice, and rapid identification and decision making. The GRDC now have a pre-season, in-season, and post frost program … More Frost Management Grains
Climate & Agricultural Support Pty Ltd, supports the development of projects within the Fleurieu Farming Systems Incorporated (FFS). The group formed out of a need to improve the farming systems via research and extension in the region. The group aims to establish and support the improvement of profitability and sustainability of farming in the region. Climate & Agricultural Support … More Fleurieu Farming Systems Incorporated
We support Meat and Livestock Australia and conduct More Beef From Pastures field days. Recently we conducted a Meeting Market Specifications Day. It was a huge success, with many local and state beef producers looking to improve their profitability by implementing new marketing strategies. Jake Phillips from Teys Australia and Steve Radeski State Agribusiness Manager ANZ … More Meeting Market Specifications MLA – More Beef from Pastures
We can prepare a customised presentation covering local climate trends and variability, climate change projections, impacts, adaptation, management and even mitigation. Presentations can be for a local farm group, agronomy group, region, state, country and more. Click the link for an example of a presentation. Climate presentation for the Barossa Improved Grazing Group Click here for some … More Customised Climate Variability/Change Presentations