IT CAN TAKE A WHILE TO GET THERE! Sometimes it’s a prickly path to healthy soil
We don’t always start with complex grasslands but we do have a goal in mind? June 2008 Sowing wheat into Red Grass, Saffron Thistle and Couch Grass
If we removed the saffron’s do we gain more then we lose ? Wheat progressing July 2008
Saffron’s not looking so severe now? October 2008
Grass is creating conditions to elimanate saffron’s emergence Harvest 2008 Wheat Yield 1.2 t / ha – Gross Margin $140 / ha
Beat the weeds as Seeds January 2009
Greened up after some rain April 29th 2009
April 16 th 2009 Dry matter load is high
Agrow Plowed then sown July 6 th 2009
October 12 th 2009
October 28 th 2009
Crop ripening November 22nd 2009
Dry after harvest December 12 th 2009
Short Grass under stubble after Christmas rain January 3 rd 2010
Full grass cover after rain February 18th 2010
February 23 rd 2010
Sowing Spelt 40kg/ha with 50kg E8 Fertiliser Summer grazing 16,514 dse days - $60 ha May 9 th 2010