Leading WA grower always seeking next step

DESPITE the complexities, challenges and, at times, mysteries of broadacre cropping today, you get the feeling some have a good handle on it and could attract a “look over the fence’’ – and Mic Fels at Wittenoom Hills in WA’s south-east region is one of those.

Carbon Ag latest developments

As Carbon Ag heads into its fifth year and the industry toward a new season, it’s a good opportunity to provide an update on some of the latest trends and exciting developments ahead.

Liquid fertiliser, carbon trials raising interest

TRIALS of a high concentrate liquid phosphorus and potassium fertiliser banded with seed at sowing, together with a carbon pellet drilled underneath and followed by a foliar-focused nutrition program, are creating interesting discussion at spring field walks, particularly considering the rising cost of granular seeding fertilisers.

Playing the soil amelioration game at Latham

DYLAN Hirsch knows soil amelioration for improved soil health is a long-term game and is keen to continue trialling carbon compost products, as well as high concentrate liquid fertilisers, on the sandy soils of his family’s Latham property.

The Hirschs used a deep ripper with inclusion plates to incorporate Carbon Ag’s WA Broadacre Blend loose compost at different rates into a canola trial area last season.

New soil scanning services a step forward for WA ag

THE WA agriculture industry’s search for an accurate system to measure soil carbon on farm properties looks to have arrived following the announcement of new scanning services available to growers and advisers that collect carbon data and other key soil measurements over entire farms.

Emerging carbon products player, Carbon Ag, recently launched the Veris iScan high definition soil mapping and furrow sensing module, which is available to mount on growers’ seeding bars for the 2021 season.