Due to the lack of rain in the Liverpool Plains a lot of the forecasted planting of Sorghum has not taken place. With Farmers waiting for a better soil profile it is predicted most of the planting will take place in Mid December. NSW forecasted cotton planting is also well down with poor prices and
RioTinto has blocked a bid by BGC to win control of its gypsum deposits near Carnarvon WA, by restarting its ancillary operations at the mine. The operations were moth balled when the economics were tight and the salt market became priority.
The price index for gypsum products fell by 1.9% in the US, overall the index remains 11.9% higher than that of April 2011.
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Mined gypsum in Australia can come in many forms with varying quality. The most pure gypsum is generally mined near Ceduna in South Australia and Dampier in WA. Other regional gypsum mines can produce sub standard gypsum, so when comparing any gypsum products including recycled gypsum, you must look at the purity and the sulphur
The Murray-Darling Basin Authority has not changed the recommendation to return 2750 gigalitres of water to the river system, under its revised plan. The Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) is standing by a recommendation to return 2750 gigalitres of water a year to the river system, under a revised plan sent to federal and state government
An experiment was carried out to determine the effect of applied gypsum on the ease of tillage in 3 vertisols of the Gwydir Valley, New South Wales. The soils were classified as 'poor' and 'good' on the basis of past dryland wheat yields and structural of their surface aggregates.Where gypsum had been applied 22 months
Pasture and fodder crops usually contain sufficient minerals and vitamins for normal ruminant production. Minerals and vitamins are generally not the first limiting factor that negatively impact on intake and performance. Dietary energy and protein must first be addressed and consumed in quantities appropriate for the class of stock being fed. Calcium and sulphur are
In the late 80’s early 90’s periodic failure of canola crops were occurring in NSW. Responses to nitrogen were being seen in canola trials but no responses to the addition of sulphur (Sykes and Colton 1990) were occurring. In 1991 the KCL40 soil test was developed and validated in pastures. Canola crops in southern NSW
REGYP supplies high quality gypsum for golf courses in NSW. The gypsum products are ideally suited for use on golf course fairways, greens, general agriculture, gardening, lawns and in landscape applications. REGYP can supply low cost: - high quality mined gypsum (purity 94%+), - prilled recycled gypsum (purity 90%+), and - super soluble solution grade
