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David Clayfield Mil lel South Australia View to South East Towards Mt Gambier And further on to the Sea
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Ten years ago … Rising production costs Weeds Poor soil fertility [17 deficient nutrients] Poor animal health High irrigation water need
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Albert Einstein Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results It was time to try something different!
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Things that were changed Soil tests done Decreased paddock size Rotational grazing Chemical weed control stopped Soil treatments applied
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Large scale Microbe Brewing
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Microbe Spraying Liquid Fertilzer
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This tree blew over last week It shows the soil profile Don’t see many trees blow over
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Results Input costs Production up 33% Irrigation water use 25% Pumping costs Weeds Soil carbon from ~ 2% to ~3% Vet’s bills
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Southern boundary with my neighbour, a long time if either paddock has been worked up, never done much here, only thrown some seed over the top and some humates, fertilizer and microbes, the neighbour has only a single super history.
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Maize Crop, Snowy 73, 92 day variety, takes about 120 days to grow We have not inherited the earth from our fathers. We are borrowing it from our children.
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Lucerne, there is ryegrass, clover and plantain hiding in amongst the lucerne
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The Change From colour less sand to dark soil
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The Whole Picture to get Carbon in the Soil is Balance, Health as a Whole! Healthy Soil, Healthy Plants, Healthy People
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Thanks for coming Any questions?
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