Cultivated soil

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Weed growth can indicate deficiency in trace elements not available for pasture in the top soil.

Bare, dry, dusty and sour soils can foster the existence of animal parasites such as ticks and fleas.

Pasture conditioning & fertilising

Many people with grazing animals focus on caring for the animal, thinking that the pasture takes care of itself.

Pasture is part of a dynamic system which produces renewable resources. Our animals are constantly ingesting nutrients that become a permanent part of their bodies. Some of the excess nutrients are excreted as manure, which can go part of the way to replenishing the nutrients that the pasture removes from the soil.

Unfortunately our grazing animals do not evenly distribute this manure in most cases, and as such these nutrients are not re-disbursed in a productive way over the pasture. It is therefore important that we monitor the nutrient and mineral levels in our soil in order to make informed decisions about how and where to fertilise and what natural forms of fertiliser we can use.

Natural fertilisers

Well composted manure and kelp extracts are often the safest form of fertiliser we can use. They provide a range of minerals as well as organic matter in such a manner that it does not lock up minerals already existing in the soil.

Faster Pasture can provide recommendations of natural soil conditioners and fertilisers and apply them to your soils.