Soil test

[Renaultman]

Magnesium levels here not quite as high as yours but been advised recently that they could be interfering with potash up take. Looking into using gypsum probably in liquid form put on with a sprayer. Supposed to help with compaction and cultivations as well

It certainly does. Gypsum has transformed my high mag land.

 

[YELROM]

It certainly does. Gypsum has transformed my high mag land.

A lot of our fields are around index 5 for Mag on basic ph,P,K,Mag soil tests
Have you done more in depth soil tests before spreading Gypsum

 

[Bald n Grumpy]

It certainly does. Gypsum has transformed my high mag land.

Good to hear, did you use powder or liquid?

 

[Renaultman]

Good to hear, did you use powder or liquid?

I use recycled plaster board.

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[Farmer Keith]

I always request that the calcium is tested for to, every test I’ve ever had bar one has been high for mag low for calcium here target for Ca is 2000. There’s a specific ratio it’s supposed to be for grassland but it eludes me right now. I only ever spread Ca lime for this reason. by the looks of it 20:10:10 is giving too much P in the spring, perhaps use a 25:5:5 then and a little bit of 24:0:14 or similar after you cut to replace the K. Worthwhile testing a few every year to build up a picture of what’s going on in the soil.

 

[Renaultman]

A lot of our fields are around index 5 for Mag on basic ph,P,K,Mag soil tests
Have you done more in depth soil tests before spreading Gypsum

We test every year using Lancrop, possibly not the most exact, but Mag levels are down to green in some fields for the first time since we started testing and the land is more friable, we have also started mucking all the arable land every year, rather than plastering some fields and leaving others and have used Kalfos a few times so could be a combination of all of these things

 

[dannewhouse]

What price per ton are you giving for fibrophos and gypsum I'm interested in them but wanting to know costing and availability. State whether delivered or spread price.

 

[hill farmer]

What price per ton are you giving for fibrophos and gypsum I'm interested in them but wanting to know costing and availability. State whether delivered or spread price.

We've just had fibrophos 0 - 5 - 20 spread on our mowing fields at 200kgs/acre for £180 ton, 0 - 9 - 18 was £187.
Went up £15/ton just before we ordered.
No problems getting it.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

We've just had fibrophos 0 - 5 - 20 spread on our mowing fields at 200kgs/acre for £180 ton, 0 - 9 - 18 was £187.
Went up £15/ton just before we ordered.
No problems getting it.

Makes my cow slurry sound cheap then ,just sent a sample off to see what I'm getting

 

[YELROM]

Makes my cow slurry sound cheap then ,just sent a sample off to see what I'm getting

Other than dock seeds

 

[Renaultman]

What price per ton are you giving for fibrophos and gypsum I'm interested in them but wanting to know costing and availability. State whether delivered or spread price.

Recycled gypsum just cost of haulage.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Our last 7 samples come back at 2 for Mag