Soilutions One-Cal

September 17th, 2010|

One-Cal: Fine milled mineral fertilisers & soil amendments Ever wished you could tailor your fertiliser to the nutrient & pH needs in each paddock? And then easily apply the fertiliser blend with complete accuracy? If so One-Cal is for you. The benefits of One-Cal fine milled mineral fertiliser: tailored blends for each application; blends available for

Lime & Gypsum Blends

September 17th, 2010|

Lime & Gypsum blends for canola, pasture, cereal crops & horticulture. ReGyp blends can be formulated from high purity gypsum, ag lime and pasteurised biosolids. These blends boost soil fertility, improve soil structure and offer significant cost/benefit advantages at conventional application rates. Other additives available for specialised blends are phosphate rock, magnesite, limestone and

Bumper Crop

September 10th, 2010|

Farmers look set to cash in on strong grain prices. The forecast for the winter crop is also up 16 per cent, even though WA is set to have the worst crop in four years. If a locus plague can be avoided in the eastern states NSW will overtake WA as the biggest grain producer

Wyangala Dam upgrade good news for Lachlan irrigators

August 24th, 2010|

Wyangala Dam upgrade good news for Lachlan river irrigators as the total potential capacity is increased. The good news also comes as the dam level has reached over 20% for the first time in some years. The Wyangala project is one of seven dam safety upgrades being completed as part of the NSW Government’s $350

Compost v Chicken Manure Comparison

August 20th, 2010|

A trial undertaken in poorly performing soil using the main ingredient to OrgGyp, a pasturised organic compost, saw an increase in yield on a Riverina tomatoe crop. These increases more than covered the cost of the using the compost, and raised yields in the poor areas to levels seen across the rest of the field. The

Minerals Resources Rent Tax for Coal Mines

August 17th, 2010|

New Hope Coal believe that the proposed tax could reduce earnings on Australian coal mining operation in Australia by more than 10%. In the absence of draft legislation or implementation details, it is difficult to provide reliable information to shareholders on how the proposed tax would impact coal mining operations. However, based on the limited

Salad days for farmer

August 4th, 2010|

Lettuce is the pick of the crops. Ed Fagan of "Mulyan" from Cowra, a user of Super Ag Gypsum, grows up to 4 million tonnes of iceberg lettuce annually which the majority is sold to fast-food chains such as McDonald's, KFC and Subway. ''The drought has been good for our business,'' he declares. Annual turnover

Lack of rain in WA

August 2nd, 2010|

The country's biggest grain handler, CBH Group has warned that WA's lack of rain could cause a 30 per cent drop in crop yield in the key growing areas. Western Australia accounts for about one half of the country's wheat exports. Recently the grain price has been rallying due to poor crops in Europe and

RSPT Proposed Mining Tax

August 1st, 2010|

Where does gypsum mining stand? The tax will apply to all mining and petroleum extraction projects other than current projects which are already subject to the Petroleum Resources Rent Tax (although there will be special provisions to allow these projects to, by election, transition to the new tax). In advancing the introduction of the Resource Super

Wheat’s 37% Price Surge

July 25th, 2010|

A 37 percent jump in global wheat prices since early June has boosted sales by Australia, the world’s fourth-biggest exporter. A slight dip in the dollar, plus the combination of that rise, has provided us with some good selling opportunities. Wheat soared as a lack of rain in Russia, Kazakhstan and the European Union and

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