We've been talking about reduced lime spreading rates on the Beef & Lamb price tracker & thought it deserves it's own thread.
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@Hilly
@Highland Mule
@Cab-over Pete
@Skintagain
@Kiwi Pete
@Poorbuthappy
Sorry if I've missed anyone who was in that conversation.
Just to catch up anyone looking in on this thread that has seen the conversation in the other thread, basically some posters were talking about lime applications, when I posted that alot of the spreading rates are to high at 1 ton / acre & is based on old (1950s ) science. Modern soil experts ( and many from the 1950s ) disagree with the recommended rates & suggest 10-15 kgs/ acre, the idea being a small rate stimulates the soil biology, whereas a large rate can damage soil biology and cause nutrients to go out of balance.
I take on board what @Cab-over Pete is saying about local area and agree it may not work everywhere.
I'm also surprised by some of the rates being applied by some in the other thread, was it 2t/ acre every few years? That says to me something is wrong but I'd love to be selling them lime
The first question I'm going to ask is when do most of you soil test & why at that time?
@livestock 1
@Hilly
@Highland Mule
@Cab-over Pete
@Skintagain
@Kiwi Pete
@Poorbuthappy
Sorry if I've missed anyone who was in that conversation.
Just to catch up anyone looking in on this thread that has seen the conversation in the other thread, basically some posters were talking about lime applications, when I posted that alot of the spreading rates are to high at 1 ton / acre & is based on old (1950s ) science. Modern soil experts ( and many from the 1950s ) disagree with the recommended rates & suggest 10-15 kgs/ acre, the idea being a small rate stimulates the soil biology, whereas a large rate can damage soil biology and cause nutrients to go out of balance.
I take on board what @Cab-over Pete is saying about local area and agree it may not work everywhere.
I'm also surprised by some of the rates being applied by some in the other thread, was it 2t/ acre every few years? That says to me something is wrong but I'd love to be selling them lime
The first question I'm going to ask is when do most of you soil test & why at that time?