Lime on sodic soils Australia–CSIRO Research 2001
Water use efficiency in a high magnesium soil
Does a soil’s cation(Ca Mg K Na levels) balance have the ability to control how a soil accepts water ? My thoughts on the Murray River Symposium, on “A soils ability to accept or repel water” Introduction: Working with irrigation clients in Victoria, NSW and SA, with some on the Murray River at Murray Bridge, […]
Understanding the Metabolism of Nitrogen Means Profit for Your Clients
Robert G. Scott, D.V.M. Supplied by Pro Ag Consulting PTY LTD. +64 212956469 1120 Lois Court Shoreview, MN 55126 What is over Nitrification? How does it affect animals? Where is it most likely to occur? What can be done to prevent problems connected with nitrates? The nitrate problem has been with us a long […]
Facial Eczema helping suffering stock
Stock suffering from facial eczema need special attention, eczema is not a disease that can be cured with antibiotics, infact it is not even a disease. What is important to understand is that the eczema spores damage the liver and in damaging the liver there are dramatic changes in the type of food the stock […]
Nitrate Poisoning New Pasture
Nitrate poisoning can be mis understood, in basic terms it occurs when blood nitrate levels become so high that the animal dies from lack of oxygen Pastures growing rapidly in the autumn are more likely to be a problem than spring pastures, especially annual pasture species and even more so if they have been treated […]
Silage Pasture
Silage is basically the preservation of pasture during a time of pasture surplus for feeding to stock at a time when pastures are in low supply or at times when pasture conservation is required Purpose and questions to ask yourself: · Why or for what reason are you making pasture silage? · Where is it […]
Stem Rust Potassium
Presented at the AFA 9th International Annual Conference Cairo, Egypt, 28-30 January 2003 Crop insurance against stress with adequate potash by Dr. A. Krauss, Director, International Potash Institute, POB 1609, CH-4001 Basel, Switzerland; tel. +41 61 261 29 22; fax +41 61 261 29 25; e-mail: ipi@ipipotash.org; web: http://www.ipipotash.org/ Contents Potassium has an unique role […]
Conception–dairy cows adversely affected by low energy, vitamin A, vitamin D and mineral deficiencies
Low conception in dairy herds in New Zealand is a major problem with average conception in the 12 to 15% range. Low conception creates a large economic loss for the farmer. High performance cows are being culled for the wrong reason, they are being culled just for being empty. This means lower producing cows are […]
Timothy Pasture
http://www.feedipedia.org/node/16886 Timothy is a highly nutritious pasture species, it grows rapidly in cooler climates, I have seen it wast high. It is also very palatable to all stock. When I was a young student at Massey and visiting Grasslands I saw stock grazing the grass trial sites but one trial site was protected form […]
Still born Calves
The incidence of calves being still born can be frustrating for farmers as well as an economic loss. In my time of consulting I have have been asked many times about the issue. Many years ago I had a call from a Queensland (Australia)dairy farmer, he said “ All my cows are having dead calves […]