phosphorus

Many graziers apply phosphorus (P) fertiliser only to find the pasture response is far lower than expected. In many cases the soil is not losing P, it is…
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Updated soil phosphorus mapping is now available through the FORAGE Indicative Soil Phosphorus reports for Queensland properties.

There is a large portion of Queensland that is known to be deficient in soil phosphorus. Particularly in the north this soil deficiency means that supplementing cattle with…
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Low phosphorus levels are a major problem for cattle in northern Australia. Department of Agriculture and Fisheries principal beef extension officer Mick Sullivan said the principal effect of…
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Western Australia’s ‘Are your heifers deficient?’ phosphorus project has kicked off to encourage northern WA producers to test their herds for phosphorus deficiency. The project aims to increase…
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Key messages: Preliminary results show that heifers perform just as well, if not better under the Easy P treatment, when phosphorus is included in dry season lick, as…
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Many producers in north and north-west Queensland are supplementing cattle, but how can they tell if they are getting the most from this investment? Department of Agriculture and…
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Phosphorus supplement is put out two to three weeks after the start of the wet season. Cattle start looking for it about two weeks after eating green grass.…
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In late April, Kylie Hopkins (Rockhampton), Mick Sullivan (Rockhampton) and Caitlyn Frazer (Charleville) from the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) beef extension team delivered a series of…
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