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Seeds as a tool for building soil structure

Can you dig your hands through your soil, without first loosening it mechanically? Does rain soak in immediately, even in a heavy downpour? Or do you watch it sit there and bog your vehicles then evaporate away? Can roots establish easily? Can plants breathe, drink,...

Observations from Oxhill Organics April 26

Agriculture, Biocast application, News

Last week, Lee and the kids paid a visit to Chris Eggert at Oxhill Organics, and it’s worth a discussion. Background Chris is a Biocast customer, and he always inspires us with the different things he’s trying to improve the family’s organic dairy farm. We should...

Grower stories: Jason’s pasture

Agriculture

Jason Simmons of The Overseer Saddlery at Armidale, NSW, is one of our Biocast stockists. He runs cattle on his 500 acre property, and has been using Biocast since 2017. He predominantly uses it as a seed dressing, and once a year as a foliar spray. Jason has as very...

Grower stories: Karyn and Carissa’s inoculated seed for pasture

Agriculture, Grower stories

Lee recently had a chat with Karyn Cassar of Benmar Farm, an organic dairy at Hannam Vale on the NSW mid north coast, about how their inoculated seed for pasture is going. The results are very promising! Karyn and Carissa inoculated their rye grass seed for seeding...

Seeds as a tool for building soil structure

Observations from Oxhill Organics April 26

Grower stories: Jason’s pasture

Grower stories: Karyn and Carissa’s inoculated seed for pasture

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