Chemical carry over – friend or foe?

Earlier this year I was at work and came across some DAP. It wouldn’t have been noteworthy, except that it was September and I found it ~5cm beneath the soil surface in the paddock. It’s pretty dry if 4 months after seeding the fertiliser granules haven’t dissolved!...

Making sense of the new CBH harvest grades.

CBH have introduced several new storage/pay grades for the 2023 harvest. Some have been floated for a while now, whereas others have been introduced during harvest to combat seasonal quality issues from the early receivals in the north. I thought it worthwhile to have...

Comparing apples with apples in national vegetable benchmarks

Planfarm is forging the way in horticulture after being awarded a national five-year vegetable and onion benchmarking project. This project is the first of its kind in horticultural benchmarking and is based on the face-to-face farm business consulting service model...

Land Chess with Big-wigs, Legal-eagles, and Bean counters.

Recognise when you need help. The competition for rural land and the continued pressure for alternative development is only going to increase. It is likely you will be exposed to proposals for tenanted use of land areas. Take home messages: Don’t sign anything unless...