1. IT CAN TAKE A WHILE TO GET THERE! Sometimes it’s a prickly path to healthy soil

2. We don’t always start with complex grasslands but we do have a goal in mind? June 2008 Sowing wheat into Red Grass, Saffron Thistle and Couch Grass

3. If we removed the saffron’s do we gain more then we lose ? Wheat progressing July 2008

4. Saffron’s not looking so severe now? October 2008

5. Grass is creating conditions to elimanate saffron’s emergence Harvest 2008 Wheat Yield 1.2 t / ha – Gross Margin $140 / ha

6. Beat the weeds as Seeds January 2009

7. Greened up after some rain April 29th 2009

8. April 16 th 2009 Dry matter load is high

9. Agrow Plowed then sown July 6 th 2009

10. October 12 th 2009

11. October 28 th 2009

12. Crop ripening November 22nd 2009

13. Dry after harvest December 12 th 2009

14. Short Grass under stubble after Christmas rain January 3 rd 2010

15. Full grass cover after rain February 18th 2010

16. February 23 rd 2010

17. Sowing Spelt 40kg/ha with 50kg E8 Fertiliser Summer grazing 16,514 dse days - $60 ha May 9 th 2010