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19.01.2022 Don't forget to register for our Accu Spread Demonstration Day - Monday 16th March from 8:30-2:00pm in Karridale. It's a great chance to learn about fertiliser... spread patterns and how to calibrate your spreader. There are also some limited spots available if you'd like to actually bring your spreader along and test it, so get it quick! Register here: https://lowerblackwood.com.au//accu-spread-demonstration-d See more

16.01.2022 Busy preparing sample bags and jars for this season’s Healthy Estuaries soil sampling program

16.01.2022 More AccuSpread field days for this year - contact your local catchment officer for more info or to register. https://rei.dwer.wa.gov.au/accu-spread-demonstration-days-/

13.01.2022 Sampling one of the Leschenault #uPtakeTrials sites today. A beautiful day for it

05.01.2022 AccuSpread field days coming up on the west and south coast this year.

03.01.2022 What holds more phosphorus? Sand or loam? Our budding scientists at the recent Regional Estuaries Initiative, Fertilising the Farm Workshop undertook an exper...iment to find out. In the experiment, both soil types received the same amount of "blue liquid" phosphorus, however the soil type on the left which represents sand, took less applications (or seasons) of phosphorus to reach capacity, whereas the loam (represented on the right), took more applications of phosphorus to reach capacity. This indicates that loam has a greater ability to retain phosphorus than sand, and when both sand and loam reach capacity, any additional application of phosphorus is lost or overflows. This same principle applies to farmers paddocks, once your soil reaches capacity, any extra application of phosphorus cannot be retained by the soil and is lost to the environment when it rains, ending up in our waterways. This is why it's very important to know your soils before you fertilise! The Regional Estuaries Initiative is supported by the State Government's Royalties for Regions Program #waestuaries Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development - DPIRD