Pasture Renovation Programme

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PASTURES STRUGGLING? Due to:

• Thatching
• Weed competition
• Low worm or biological activity
• Clover suppression
• Unpalatable pastures
• Drought intolerance

Our Pasture Renovation Programme is a combination of two Bio-Help products, Terrazone and Microlife.  We recommend an application of 2L Terrazone together with 2L Microlife — the combination of these two products working together is giving outstanding results.

Terrazone works in the soil over an extended period (active up to 18 months) effectively breaking down thatch and turf and promoting greater soil and microbial activity. 

Microlife is a key product in the  McDonald Agri-Fert Bio-Help range and its focus is on soil improvement and disease suppression resulting in high yielding disease suppressive soils.  These fix more natural nitrogen and are better at soil nutrient minerealisation.  Pasture treated with Microlife has a notable decrease in grass grub populations. Microlife contains live organisms therefore cannot be mixed with chemicals.

Together these two products work most effectively and are giving exciting results in all farming situations.

PASTURE RENOVATION
This concept can be applied to any pastoral situation.

Dairy Farms

• Will provide long term benefits as can be applied alongside or in a programme with CM3/Pasture Plus or if required with lesser amounts of urea.
• Will enhance and prolong the growing ability and recovery after grazing on dairy pasture.
• As the growing season goes on, soil health improves creating healthier and longer lasting potential for plant growth.
• Apply to colder dark gullies or higher tussock blocks.
  
  

Sheep/Beef Farms

• Can be applied over whole farm (using Pasture Plus for example for hay/silage areas).
• Can be applied to specific areas such as old run-out pastures (proven to rejuvenate clovers for example) and young grass paddocks (develops clovers and soil health).
•  Apply to colder dark gullies or higher tussock blocks.

We have observed in Farming Situations

• It is most effective when applied before or after roundup applications in direct drilling programmes – reduces thatch competition enabling improved seed strike.
• Before or after sowing young grass, cereal or winter feed crops (a follow up application with Brassica Green +N+B works very well) results in higher yielding and healthier crops.
• Grass grub infestations are notably less and earthworm populations increase as soil and health improves.

All in All - this is a very cost effective concept for today's farmers and has already proved to be most effective and does deserve serious consideration when you are considering your pasture and soil requirements.  Check with us at McDonald Agri-Fert for minimum water rates for ground or helicopter applications.  This helps to keep application costs down.  Remember Microlife cannot be mixed with chemicals, due to it containing live organisms.