Lime

[Hilly]

http://www.farmersjournal.ie/farm-profit-programme-the-value-of-spreading-lime-270785

This is good.

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Well I liked it!

I have a customer near Banbury. Several hundred acres of grass for beef cattle to graze, about the same of arable for maize and wheat. He insists on all his pH levels above 6.5 and all his nutrient levels high too. He spent a fortune on lime and Fibrophos with me a few years ago. Now he has levels where he wants them it's an easy job maintaining them, mainly with just manure, which he has a lot of!

If you're passing Banbury on the M40, look across away from town. His bank fields stand out a mile away - literally. I defy anyone not to agree they look superb. He turns cattle out in February and still has them out in early November. Every day under a roof costs him money so he made it his business to grow a lot of grass. And he is bloody good at it.

 

[Hilly]

Well I liked it!

I have a customer near Banbury. Several hundred acres of grass for beef cattle to graze, about the same of arable for maize and wheat. He insists on all his pH levels above 6.5 and all his nutrient levels high too. He spent a fortune on lime and Fibrophos with me a few years ago. Now he has levels where he wants them it's an easy job maintaining them, mainly with just manure, which he has a lot of!

If you're passing Banbury on the M40, look across away from town. His bank fields stand out a mile away - literally. I defy anyone not to agree they look superb. He turns cattle out in February and still has them out in early November. Every day under a roof costs him money so he made it his business to grow a lot of grass. And he is bloody good at it.

Im trying to do the same but having hill land that requires 3 ton to the acre then says thanks very much that was nice and an in a couple of years needs another 2 -3 ton which after that lasts a while is expensive ! 400 ton last year and another 400 planned this year ! and probably every year for the rest of my chuff but hey h keeps the tax man at bay ! and o will no mention the gafsa lol

 

[Hilly]

The differance between 6 and 6.5 is unreal !

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Do you want to come and sell lime round here?




I can tell folks but then I'm seen as biased, obviously. It's very nice going to the customers who know the benefits without me trying to explain them.

 

[Hilly]

Do you want to come and sell lime round here?




I can tell folks but then I'm seen as biased, obviously. It's very nice going to the customers who know the benefits without me trying to explain them.

As far as im concerned its like this, i dont want to rent anymore land away from home, i cant afford to buy anymore land as it never comes on the market here and even when it dose its in 1000 acre blocks and goes for millions and need millions of tons of lime ! so i just want to make what i have the best it can be, i hope when im deeed someone will say he left it better than he got it.

 

[Old McDonald]

i hope when im deeed someone will say he left it better than he got it.

And that is the greatest achievement of all.

 

[Hilly]

And that is the greatest achievement of all.

I have noticed in farming circles not much praise is given till they deed, bit like Van Gough

 

[2wheels]

Im trying to do the same but having hill land that requires 3 ton to the acre then says thanks very much that was nice and an in a couple of years needs another 2 -3 ton which after that lasts a while is expensive ! 400 ton last year and another 400 planned this year ! and probably every year for the rest of my chuff but hey h keeps the tax man at bay ! and o will no mention the gafsa lol

would i be right in thinking that if your ph is above 5.9 that gafsa is not utilised properly?

 

[Hilly]

would i be right in thinking that if your ph is above 5.9 that gafsa is not utilised properly?

I dont think anything is utilised properly until ph is correct.

 

[Kevtherev]

Soil PH balance is one of the most important factors I always think as everything else is geared around it.
Often overlooked on some farms

 

[Hilly]

Soil PH balance is one of the most important factors I always think as everything else is geared around it.
Often overlooked on some farms

Its expensive, you spend all that money and have nothing really, as much as i am pro spreading lime keeping ph levels right i can see why some dont to be fair.

 

[FonterraFarmer]

Its expensive, you spend all that money and have nothing really, as much as i am pro spreading lime keeping ph levels right i can see why some dont to be fair.

Throwing fertiliser on without having the ph right for the soil , is like carrying a bucket of water that's full of holes.....

 

[Hilly]

Throwing fertiliser on without having the ph right for the soil , is like carrying a bucket of water that's full of holes.....

Yes, but some dont even use fertiliser .

 

[FonterraFarmer]

Yes, but some dont even use fertiliser .

NZ soils are quite young by world standards, and not always naturally fertile, lime and Super Phosphate address that imbalance. RPR will do it too, if you can wait.

 

[Chae1]

Think they did it years ago but would be better giving farmers lime, instead of subsidies.

 

[Hard Graft]

i will emit that my ph is not right at 6.1 but with compost we are hopping to not have to apply to much as we are applying compost and it dose help as well

 

[John100]

I've seen farms ruined with lime though, especially on sand. And basic slag was the worst, they used to throw it on every year and never tested anything. Still a lot of farmers spreading npk every few weeks and they will fudge their farms as well

 

[Bossfarmer]

given that my silage ground is rotated with the arable does anyone have any figures for the difference in yield of spring barley/wheat at ph 6 and ph 6.5?

 

[multi power]

Soil PH balance is one of the most important factors I always think as everything else is geared around it.
Often overlooked on some farms

A bit like oil and grease