Field Day Dave Noble Loveland AgriProducts www.landmark.com.au - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Monaro Farming Systems Field Day Dave Noble – Loveland AgriProducts

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Introduction

• Loveland Agri Products and Tableland Farming

Systems

• Cathcart Winter Feed Production Demo
• Basis Fertiliser Bio Catalyst
• ESN – Controlled Release Nitrogen

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Cathcart Winter Feed Demo

Location : Cathcart, NSW Mick Shannon Co operators : Landmark/Loveland Plot Size : 10 x 100m Replicates : 1 Application Date :2/8/2016 General Comments : Winterstar Ryegrass – Tillering Soil Conditions, Moist, Cold. Black Basalt.

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Demo Site

2/8/16 Untreated 2/9/16 Treated

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Dry Matter Measurements

Count Control T1 T2 T3 T4 1 774 811 671 857 1215 2 669 732 812 833 957 3 667 588 737 775 837 Total 2110 2131 2220 2515 3009 Average 703.3 710.3 740 838.3 1003

30 Days After Application

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Dry Matter Measurements Kg DM/Ha

200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 Control t1 t2 t3 t4 Measurement 1 Measurement 2 Measurement 3 Average

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Control vs Gibb Acid @ 80mL/ha

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Gibb Acid + Awaken @ 3L/ha

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Gibb Acid + Awaken @ 2L + Maximum N-Pact @ 10L

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Gibb Acid + Maximum N-Pact @ 20L/HA

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Winter Feed Production

• Applying Gibberellic Acid during winter is a cheap

way to produce additional feed

• Coupling Gibberellic Acid with nutritional products

can further enhance growth

• Cereal Crops, Cocksfoot, Phalaris and Prairie

Grasses are very responsive

• Ryegrasses are somewhat responsive
• Fescue is relatively unresponsive (Festulolium?)

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Goulburn Single Superphosphate Trial

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Pelican Pastoral Co.

Location : Goulburn, NSW Phil Sykes "Pelican Sheep Station", Braidwood Rd, Goulburn, NSW Co operators : Loveland Plot Size : 2.5m x 5m Replicates : 4 Spreading Date :Tuesday, 12 April 2016 General Comments : Very dry - no germination of any annual spp. Lucerne plants been grazed very heavily. waiting for rain to germinate clovers.

Fenced Off - Ungrazed

T1 T4 T3 T2 T2 T1 T4 T3 T3 T2 T1 T4 T4 T3 T2 T1

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Treatments

Treatment # Treatment Spreading Rate Kg/Ha P rate Kg/Ha DM/Kg/ha Active Treatment 1 Nil fertiliser

• 0.0

1777 Ungrazed Fenced

• ff

Treatment 2 SSP 100kg/ha 8.8 2212 Treatment 3 SSP 125kg/ha 11 2273 Treatment 4 SSP + Basis 3L/T 100kg/ha 8.8 2265 SSP = Single Superphosphate (0 - 8.8 - 0 - 16)

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A unique and exclusive technology, that puts a polymer film around a graded Urea granules, the polymer coating creates a controlled release nitrogen source

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The secret to ESN is the Polymer coating, which enables Nitrogen to release based on the crops 2 key growing requirements! Moisture & Soil temperature.

• Moisture permeates the polymer coating dissolving the Urea creating an N solution

inside the coating

• The coating reacts to soil temperature to allow the solution to move out, correlating

with crop demand.

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Simplifying management

 Forecast rainfall event appears on forecast  Purchase some Urea  Send a truck to pick it up  Apply the urea on the paddock  Forecast rainfall eventuates  Is Urea available?  Move stock off paddock?  Is paddock trafficable, is a contractor available?  Losses to Leaching, denitrification?  Forecast rainfall never eventuates! ESN lets you manage your Nitrogen Upfront, and not worry about above! Perfect World Real World

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Water Release Profiles at Constant Temperature

20 40 60 80 100 7 14 21 28 35 42 49 56 63 70 77 84 Time (days) % N Released

5°C 10°C 23°C

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3 Key Points for Profitable Grazing

• Increase winter feed gaps with Gibberellic acid

and Foliar Nutritionals

– Grow Feed when it is needed most – Stocking rate during winter is a key profit driver

• Energy and digestibility gains in pastures by

applying Basis to P & K fertilisers

– Decrease P lock up to Al and Fe in Acid Soils – Increase K availability

• Protecting our Nitrogen investment by using ESN

– Reducing operational costs – Matching N supply to plant demand