Calcium and magnesium overlooked
For many sheep and beef hill country farmers, rising cartage costs and sluggish soil responses make traditional agricultural lime (ag lime) a blunt tool for a rapid response when you need it. Words Sarah Perriam-Lampp.
Productive beef country comes from functional soils but sometimes you need a response in pH in 6-12 weeks.
“The best thing is to work with soil biology, not against it,” say Scott and Jan Pascoe from CP Lime.
Unlike conventional lime that can sit in the ground for decades without fully breaking down, Optimise by CP Lime is a pelletised fertiliser that is ultra-fine and micronised. Because of its concentration it means farmers will use 10x less than traditional ag lime and every granule is working for your farm, not your neighbour’s, as it’s spread accurately by truck or plane without drifting away.
Optimise offers a more efficient way to lift calcium, magnesium and pH. The fertiliser is formulated to be both biologically and plant-available as the particles present a far greater surface area to soil microbes than conventional ag lime. The calcium and magnesium move into the soil solution more rapidly, lifting base saturation and pH while simultaneously stimulating soil biology.
Optimise is particularly attractive for hill and high country sheep and beef farmers where freight costs are a killer for bulk fertiliser. With Optimise, farmers can apply smaller rates via air, ground or DIY application to see rapid responses out on the hill. By lifting biologically available calcium and magnesium, Optimise helps build resilient soils, faster responses, and more flexible, targeted applications – paddock by paddock, season by season. And with resilient soil biology, plant and animal nutrition lifts too.
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