13 Mar 2011
Pastures and Phosphorus on the New England Tablelands, New South Wales
A strategy for planning the use of P for pastures in the northern New South Wales tablelands
Australian Sheep pastures
Summary of Presentation
- Balanced nutrition is important for productive pastures.
- Superphosphate provides available P, available S and Ca to pastures.
- Soil chemistry makes P tricky – use it or loose it.
- Allocate fertilizer dollars to the most responsive areas.
- Pasture test strips help identify responsive areas
- Soil tests help identify responsive areas
- Maintain a soil P test near the value that supports the target stocking rate.
- Use tools available to help think through the options.
Norton New England Talks.pdf (size: 1.39 MB)
