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INDEX FOR 2006 - 2007 PASTURE NEWSLETTERS
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October 2007 No. 6
- Thistle control in pastures - herbicide options.
- 2008 fertiliser strategies - with declining livestock prices, and soaring fertiliser prices, what should you change to increase profitability?
- Most Australian farmers are not efficient.
There is a lot more profit available than you think - discussion on how to improve substantially.
- Do you ever wonder why the pasture is so good under livestock poo and wee areas?
- Iron deficiency - how to detect it and how to correct it.
It is a common problem on the acidic white sands of Western Australia's south coast.
- Nutrient in the spotlight - Copper (Cu) deficiency, what to look for and how to correct it.
- The last edition - Due to personal circumstances, this is the last edition of Pasture Acumen.
- Summing up - A closing discussion on my observations and suggestions with pastures and livestock.
August 2007 No. 5
- Kenyan visit - A report on the pastures and farming scene in Kenya from my recent visit.
- Why Timerite can fail - the technique of spraying in Spring to control Red Legged Earth Mites is failing over time.
- Sowing paddocks to kikuyu grass (pronounced kick-koo-yoo)- details on how to establish kikuyu successfully.
- Perennial forage sorghum- how to grow forage sorghum as a perennial pasture.
- Quick summer feed- how to get some quick green feed for your livestock if it rains in summer.
- Spray topping pastures and similar techniques with other herbicides.
- Boosting Spring pastures for hay, silage or just more feed.
- Clover scorch control- how to control the disease caused by Kabatiella caulivora
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- Nutrient in the spotlight- Sulphur (S) deficiency, what to look for and how to correct it.
June 2007 No. 4
- 2007 rainfall outlook- It is still looking good despite a dry May in Western Australia.
- ProGibb on pasture update- a look at the quality effects on pasture from spraying Gibberellic acid.
- Flatweed (Hypochaeris radicata) control options.
- Identifying insect pests in pasture and their control options.
- Aphid control options in pastures.
- Steps to doubling your stocking rate.
- Feed or Seed trial- suggestion on doing a small trial to see if you should feed the pasture more or sow more seed of newer pasture species.
- Erodium / Storksbill control options.
- Lucerne herbicide manipulation options.
- Nutrient in the spotlight- Zinc (Zn) deficiency, what to look for and how to correct it.
April 2007 No. 3
- 2007 rainfall outlook- It is looking good.
- ProGibb on pastures- a look at spraying on Gibberellic acid onto pastures in winter for extra growth.
- Need more feed in a hurry- suggestions on various options on how to make your pastures produce more feed in a hurry.
- Nitrogen and Soil acidification- discussion on how each form of nitrogen affects soil acidity.
- Rotation grazing speed and intensity- a look at the effect on pasture production with different grazing intensity (eaten down how far) and time taken for stock to come back into the paddock.
- Controlling Guildford grass (Romulea rosea) in pastures.
- Pasture manipulation option- how to use a few cheap herbicide brews to manipulate the pasture composition.
- Doublegee (Emex australis) eradication strategies in pastures.
- An observation of Angus in the USA and why American farmers use mineral licks so much for their stock.
- Nutrient in the spotlight- Potassium (K) deficiency, what to look for and how to correct it.
February 2007 No. 2
- 2007 rainfall outlook- It is looking good and discussion on what decisions you can make to benefit from it.
- Maximising pastures when cropping- how to maximise both enterprises on the one farm.
- If you will not use insecticide sprays- an in-depth article discussing options you can use to grow pastures without insecticides.
- Upgrading your pasture species- how and when to resow with newer varieties.
- Other pasture legume options- which varieties are best for each situation?
- Which grass variety is best?
- What is so amazing about rotational grazing- why it is THE most profitable technique to graze pastures without increasing costs. Also discusses the 3-leaf ryegrass rule.
- Alosca and rhizobium for legumes.
- Cheaper ryegrass seed- beware of Annual Ryegrass Toxicity (ARGT) and how to avoid and treat it.
- Trace element fertiliser options- sprays or granules?
- How much lime to add?
- For chewing over- there are other options with sheep breeds other than Merino and other woolly ones, including breeds that do not need mulesing, shearing, crutching, treating for internal or external parasites etc…
- Nutrient levels in the soil to aim for.
- Nutrient in the spotlight- Phosphorous (P) deficiency, what to look for and how to correct it.
- Can we make >$1,000/ha profit with livestock?- It is a realistic goal that some farmers are already achieving!
- Steps needed to increase profitability.
- Locust control options without killing dung beetles.
- Snippets
- Soil tests- take no notice of trace element levels in the soil, nor Ca:Mg ratios.
- Lime- think in tonnes of active lime, not product you buy. Some sources are 30% dirt.
- 2007 rainfall outlook is looking good.
- Applying trace elements to pastures- what's the best method?
Resowing pastures- feed the weeds first
Nutrient in the spotlight- Molybdenum (Mo) deficiency, what to look for and how to correct it.
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