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Farm Weekly – Editorial Excerpt Throughout history, civilisations have prospered or declined as a function of the availability and productivity of their soils. Micro-nutrients are required in very small amounts but are essential to plant health in that most are required parts of some enzyme system which speeds up plants’ metabolisms. The micro-nutrients essential for plant...
Farm Weekly – Editorial SOIL is the mixture of minerals, organic matter, gases, liquids, and the myriad of organisms that together support plant life. It is a medium for plant growth, a means of water storage, a supply and purification, a modifier of the atmosphere of earth and is a habitat for organisms that take...
Farm Weekly – Editorial A GLOBALLY unique natural trace and beneficial element deposit located in Ravensthorpe may be the answer to soil nutrient needs after the drain of previous season’s record yields. The Mineral Fertiliser Company (MFC) provides bulk mineral supplements for large-scale operations throughout the State from its Ravensthorpe base. Originating on the site...
Dr Nigel Wilhelm – Interview Excerpt from Farm Weekly Many growers still have a poor understanding of trace elements and could be experiencing substantial yield losses without even noticing. Leader for the sustainable farming systems project at SARDI, in SA, Dr Nigel Wilhelm, says since the 1920’s southern Australia has been renown for having some...