Power to the ground
The growth of foliar feeding of pasture
Horticulture has been taking advantage of the benefits of foliar feeding for many years where spraying equipment has evolved to apply agricultural remedies including liquid fertilisers to hard-to-reach foliage.
In recent years there have been vast improvements made in tow-behind spray units suitable for pasture spraying. These allow farmers the flexibility to choose when, where and what to spray. Contract spraying services have also improved recently.
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Foliar feeding reduces waste of nutrients through leaching
Article by our Technical Manager, Bernard Kimble
A foliar fertiliser is a fertiliser product that is designed to be applied directly to the leaves of the plant. Although the first recorded use of foliar fertilisers was in 1843, this practice remained limited for years. A lot of research has been done on the benefits of foliar fertilising in the last 30 years. Click title to read full article.
Pasture Renovation and Protection
Nitrosol Inventor
The late Dr Gabriel Peter Kauzal, (1903-1991) DMed Vet, CSIRO Research Scientist, McMaster Laboratory, Sydney University and noted parasitologist recognised that animal health starts with diet. Through research and trialing he developed a formulation that would change the way farmers think about fertiliser and enabled them to improve animal health by making feed more nutritious. Click title to read full article.