Nutrient Management
THE BETTER GRASS PROGRAM v CONVENTIONAL SYSTEM
Many farmers use:- 20-10-10 and or 25-5-5
EXAMPLE:
Early bite: 25-5-5 at 2 bags to supply 50-10-10
Then later: Top up with 20-10-10 at 2 bags to supply 40-20-20
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N
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P
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K
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| Total applied: |
90
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30
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30
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Units per acre |
or use ‘THE BETTER GRASS PROGRAM’
| Unit Rate | ||
| N | ||
| Early bite: | ‘Nitro Chalk’ at 1½ bags to supply | 40 + Calcium |
| Top up: | ‘Nitro Chalk’ at 1½ bags to supply | 40 + Calcium |
| Plus: | ‘Better Grass’ product at 250 kg/ha (2.0 bags/acre) to supply (see below) |
Total applied: 
Better Grass contains MORE beneficial nutrients, all in
a seaweed base with soil conditioners and includes selenium, cobalt, iodine
and copper etc plus sodium to improve palatability.
a seaweed base with soil conditioners and includes selenium, cobalt, iodine
and copper etc plus sodium to improve palatability.
NOTE: Includes biological activators to release soil ‘locked up’ phosphates and increase ‘available’ nitrogen.
There is no doubt which will grow BETTER GRASS
Results show:
IMPROVED GROWTH RATES HIGH QUALITY GRASS
IMPROVED CONCEPTION RATES MORE CLOVERS
IMPROVED STOCK HEALTH LESS NITROGEN REQUIRED
HIGHER PALATABILITY IMPROVED SOIL BIOLOGY
