With permission, sharing a mates pics on a farm he just bought. First crop after previous owner had 60 years of no fert and running livestock. Below and right are where fert on airseeder stopped. Dramatic demonstration of the importance of fertiliser on our soils productivity.

Really great agendas. I even copped a criticism that they were too good! Go figure.

Great point Matt, as each year passes that we don’t look at replacement for P & N in grain off-take, we limit future profits (cost is simply deferred). This can happen quickly or more slowing depending on the initial starting P & N bank from organic and inorganic sources. To

Wishlist workshop, love the labelled tubs. No supplements needed, this excites me!

Excellent morning for establishment counts at the acid soil research site Toogong. 7 pH profiles sown to either Lucerne chicory or tall fescue mixes with serradella and gland clover Meat & Livestock Australia Phil Cranney Richard Hayes @DrJasonCondon

Col McMaster showing the ⁦GRDC⁩ National canola establishment team the trials near Canowindra - all things seeding/establishment. Off to Condo next. Depth, seed size, press wheels, fertiliser, soil water at sowing, disc vs Tyne. Great data from NSW red acidic loams.

Great crowd @ 2024 Agribusiness Today Forum listening to Hamish Gidley-Baird ⁦Rabobank F&A⁩ ⁦@nswdpi⁩ ⁦NSW Pastures⁩ looking forward to hearing from all the research speakers ⁦Matt⁩ ⁦⁦Richard Hayes⁩ ⁦Warwick Badgery⁩

Hugh Hogan, MC for the AGBT forum this morning at the ANFD site, doing a great job delving into Andrew & ⁦Tess Herbert⁩ feedlot & farming business ⁦Beef Central⁩ ⁦The Land⁩ ⁦ABC Rural⁩ ⁦⁦RDA Central West⁩

Using shelters & irrigation to adjust seedbed moisture & to ensure dry conditions post sowing. Questions are: what’s the critical moist % to establish canola, & can seed be placed deeper if surface too dry? Really looking foward to these GRDC results👍CSIRO NSW Agronomy

Sarah Strachan Meat & Livestock Australia showing the audience at Blayney the big herd rebuild in US and Brazil influencing demand for Aus beef Beef Central

GRDC Canola establishment field walk tomorrow at Canowindra. Time: 10am Location: Woodlands (refer to flyer) Rainout shelters have provided some great insights into dry sowing and the critical moist% required for establishment. Hope to see you there. CSIRO NSW Agronomy

Phalaris is growing today at 450m elevation near Cudal. Sheep only moved from this pdk last week. Sun shining + soil moisture + soil fertility = pasture growth. The formulae that drives economic growth in regional NSW.

Crutching &vaccinating adult ewes today. Electronic vaccinator has a counter. 246 doses (with a few still in the tube) from the first 250 does packet. I'll take that for the win👍

Cowra Acid Soils NSW Pastures research update & bus tour to Toogong Lawrence Balcomb to see first hand the pasture responses to lime treatments, see you this Friday

Finishing the last of the quality samples from the Cabonne Pasture Competition, ready to send to lab today. Lawrence Balcomb your two here, ground up, hard to pick the Fescue from the lucerne