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Sometimes it’s a prickly path to healthy soil. It can take a while to get there!. We don’t always start with complex grasslands but we do have a goal in mind?. June 2008 S owing wheat into Red Grass, Saffron Thistle and Couch Grass . If we removed the saffron’s do we gain more then we lose ?.
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Sometimes it’s a prickly path to healthy soil It can take a while to get there!
We don’t always start with complex grasslands but we do have a goal in mind? June 2008 Sowing wheat into Red Grass, Saffron Thistle and Couch Grass
If we removed the saffron’s do we gain more then we lose ? Wheat progressing July 2008
Saffron’s not looking so severe now? October 2008
Grass is creating conditions to elimanate saffron’s emergence Harvest 2008 Wheat Yield 1.2 t / ha – Gross Margin $140 / ha
Beat the weeds as Seeds January 2009
Greened up after some rain April 29th 2009
April 16th 2009 Dry matter load is high
AgrowPlowed then sown July 6th 2009
Crop ripening November 22nd 2009
Dry after harvest December 12th 2009
Short Grass under stubble after Christmas rain January 3rd 2010
Full grass cover after rain February 18th 2010
Sowing Spelt 40kg/ha with 50kg E8 Fertiliser Summer grazing 16,514 dse days - $60 ha May 9th 2010