Options to consider when planting this season

Options to consider when planting this season

Are you a farmer at crunch point for deciding whether to proceed without urea or not, in the face of El Niño? You might have more choices than you realise. Let’s lay some out. Disclaimer: we’re not agronomists and we don’t know your property, do your own research....
Fertiliser efficiency with earthworms

Fertiliser efficiency with earthworms

Could earthworms be farmer’s best friend for the season ahead? Here we are continuing the theme of enhancing nutrient cycling for fertiliser efficiency and farm resilience (see our previous post). When it comes to this you can’t go past the humble earthworm! In...
Activating the biological nitrogen cycle

Activating the biological nitrogen cycle

With so much global uncertainty around fertiliser supplies, not to mention the fuel cost of applying it, there has never been a better time to tap in to what is already available within your soil and via soil-based biological processes. The 2026 forecast is not good...
Boost flowering with Biocast

Boost flowering with Biocast

 Happy (calendar) spring! Perfect time to talk about flowers – and how to boost flowering with Biocast! Ever since we wrote the article on using Biocast as a foliar and I (Kirsty) did a bit of a dive into the natural plant growth hormones it contains; I’ve...
Story of a worm farmer

Story of a worm farmer

At the moment (early 2024), we are celebrating 10 years of commercial worm farming! Lee often gets asked how he got started. Here’s our story: In the beginning Waaaaay back in the day, Lee was a carpenter. He apprenticed with his dad Col, just as Col had before...