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The Kiwi Fertiliser field days held this April will outline the 8-step programme that has helped farmers reduce nitrogen application and leaching without a loss of profit or production.
Kiwi Fertiliser Managing Director Ron McLean says they have proved, under the Total Replacement Therapy Programme, that farmers can reduce their reliance on synthetic nitrogen, growing more dry matter of better quality with only 40 units of N applied annually.
“The first of the 8 steps is to get a Perry Agricultural Lab (PAL) Soil Audit to see where the phosphate, sulphur, cations and trace element levels are sitting," Ron says.
“The key is getting the base saturation percentages of calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium in the soil balanced out, with the pH sitting at 6.3-6.4 - which is when the biological inoculants work their very best.
“Animal nutrition is the next step once the soil is balanced and the feed is grown.”
Field days will be held in Waikato on April 6 and Bay of Plenty on April 7. For more information follow our page, or to register for a field day, email Ron McLean at [email protected] or David Law at [email protected].