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JD-Kid

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have used seaweed sprays here along with fish etc etc
depends on some of the trial work you read some say nothing and water would do the same thing others show gains
here I dont believe seen much with fish but with seaweed thought the grazing was more even
not a showy response like N fert tho
 

Kidds

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Horticulture
I use it on my orchards and will continue to do so. It would be very difficult to quantify the benefits tbh but for the price I think it is worth it.
I am spraying regularly so it is very easy to include it, not sure that would be the case in a field of grass.
Don't think of it as a fertiliser though, think of it more an aid to make the most of what fertiliser/nutrients that are already there. (that might be rubbish but it's how I see it)
 

PSQ

Member
Arable Farmer
Tractorman once took some SM6 (seaweed extract) home for his garden spuds.
When he dug them he was delighted, as he'd never seen a crop like it. But he couldn't boil them without turning them to soup.
The upshot was that despite growing giant spuds, it hadn't increased dry matter. I don't know if it would be the same with grass.
 

JD-Kid

Member
I use it on my orchards and will continue to do so. It would be very difficult to quantify the benefits tbh but for the price I think it is worth it.
I am spraying regularly so it is very easy to include it, not sure that would be the case in a field of grass.
Don't think of it as a fertiliser though, think of it more an aid to make the most of what fertiliser/nutrients that are already there. (that might be rubbish but it's how I see it)
think yer will also find acts like a spreader sticker so will help with the products you are applying
 

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Webinar: Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer 2024 -26th Sept

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On Thursday 26th September, we’re holding a webinar for farmers to go through the guidance, actions and detail for the expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer. This was planned for end of May, but had to be delayed due to the general election. We apologise about that.

Farming and Countryside Programme Director, Janet Hughes will be joined by policy leads working on SFI, and colleagues from the Rural Payment Agency and Catchment Sensitive Farming.

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