1. David Clayfield Mil lel South Australia View to South East Towards Mt Gambier And further on to the Sea

2. Ten years ago … Rising production costs Weeds Poor soil fertility [17 deficient nutrients] Poor animal health High irrigation water need

3. Albert Einstein Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results It was time to try something different!

4. Things that were changed Soil tests done Decreased paddock size Rotational grazing Chemical weed control stopped Soil treatments applied

5. Large scale Microbe Brewing

6. Microbe Spraying Liquid Fertilzer

7. This tree blew over last week It shows the soil profile Don’t see many trees blow over

8. Results Input costs  Production up  33% Irrigation water use  25% Pumping costs  Weeds  Soil carbon  from ~ 2% to ~3% Vet’s bills 

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. Lucerne, there is ryegrass, clover and plantain hiding in amongst the lucerne

12. The Change From colour less sand to dark soil

13. The Whole Picture to get Carbon in the Soil is Balance, Health as a Whole! Healthy Soil, Healthy Plants, Healthy People

14. Thanks for coming Any questions?