A biostimulant has turned around a northern NSW cotton field
From producing among the worst crops to a yield of 14 bales per hectare in a tough growing season. The 60,000 ha aggregation, Avondale, at Rowena, has kick started soil biology to improve soil structure and root growth. To result in high retention, reduced insect pressure, and improved water usage and yields. This was achieved in a hot, dry year on just 100mm of growing season rainfall aside from irrigation. Farm manager and 2018 Australian Cotton Grower of the Year finalist, Bernie Bierhoff, uses microbial stimulant, TM Agricultural, across the irrigated and dryland cropping areas. Grain grown under the TM regime is value added through the 5000 head on-farm feedlot. TM Agricultural uses plant extracts to stimulate indigenous soil microbes. One of the irrigated fields on Avondale, Field 103, had continually suffered from poor plant establishment and had lagged behind the other cotton fields in performance and yield.
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