WITH the autumn season upon us it is time for farmers to seriously consider whether their traditional fertiliser regimes have really been working for them. Farmers have only recently begun appreciating the integral role of sulphur in their farm’s nutrient makeup. Sulphur is a vitally important component to form amino acids in crops and pastures …. more
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How you seed is what you reap!
The JPH4 – JPH seeders can also be adapted to some tilling machinery to enable working the soil and seeding in one pass. SUPERIOR seeders are now being sourced by Fix Engineering from Jang Automation, a South Korean company. The company is producing roller types that are able to seed from very small seeds to …. more
Timber posts: CCA use and disposal concerns
VINEYARDS use approximately fifty per cent of all agricultural posts in Australia with the majority of pine posts used in agriculture being treated with copper-chromium-arsenic (CCA) timber preservative. For many years CCA was treated as relatively benign and its use was widespread. Most people knew that it should not be burnt, and if it was the …. more
TNN Industries continues the fight against chemical fertilisers
FOR more than 17 years, organic fertiliser company TNN Industries has been going head to head with the chemical fertiliser industry to reduce the amount of chemicals being released into our environment and food chain. Managing Director, Max Hansford, said the company was constantly searching for ways to improve human, soil and animal health. “After 17 …. more
Growing the Sunshine Coast’s national reputation for quality produce
Martin Duncan, of Freestyle Escape Group, hosted an informal gathering for Season of the Sun members to discuss upcoming events, workshops and initiatives. WE have all heard the old adage: build it and they will come. But a yet more powerful concept is the one of: give them ownership and they shall thrive. This is …. more
Ooooby promotes resurgence of the cottage food industry
Ooooby boxes are packed with fresh, seasonal produce into special recyclable Ooooby boxes. WHEN Pete Russell was growing up in Australia, dinner at his grandmother’s was often prefaced by her comments about where the meal’s ingredients came from. “This is OOTG,” she would say, “and those eggs came from OOTCB”. To translate: “Out of the garden”, …. more