Updated soil phosphorus mapping now available in FORAGE
Updated soil phosphorus mapping is now available through the FORAGE Indicative Soil Phosphorus reports for Queensland properties.
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Mapping the future: Updating Queensland’s phosphorus landscape
This BeefConnect webinar will go through the new Queensland phosphorus (P) map, how to get a FORAGE soil P report and more – register now!
Updating the Phosphorus Map of Queensland
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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Should you supplement with phosphorus?
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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WA pastoralists: Are your heifers phosphorus deficient?
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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Easy P trial update
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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The secret to successful supplementation
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 supplementation aids high returns
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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$ensible $upplementation workshops customised for the Mulga Lands
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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Getting a better handle on Phosphorus deficiency
The 2020 MLA Phosphorus Challenge ran in April and May across North West Queensland to test for phosphorus (P) deficiency. Beef extension staff from the Queensland Department of…
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