What science goes into analysing and interpreting a soil test?

How can pH levels impact crop rotations?

How can certain nutrient levels impact the availability of nutrients to the plant? How might this provide opportunities to get better results out of your soil?

Lois Kowald, Senior Account Manager, and Chris Gendle, Laboratory Operations Manager join our host Grey Johnston, CSBP Advice, Insight and Marketing Manager in this episode of the CSBP Grow Better podcast where we go behind the scenes at the CSBP Lab.

The CSBP Soil and Plan Laboratory is a part of Wesfarmers Limited and has a long history of helping growers, advisers, consultants, and researchers to make informed decisions by providing soil analysis since 1971 and plant analysis since 1975.

The CSBP Lab is Australasian Soil and Plant Analysis Council (ASPAC) certified for a range of tests and has National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) accreditation for total soil carbon analysis.

To find out more visit csbplab.com.au

Contact your local CSBP Account Manager to plan your NUlogic Soil Analysis program for the coming season or visit csbp-fertilisers.com.au/soil

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What goes on behind the scenes to locally manufacture Agras, MacroPro and K-Till?

Find out what’s currently happening at our local manufacturing facilities at Kwinana. Nic Pattrick, CSBP Production Superintendent, joins our host Grey Johnston, CSBP Advice, Insight and Marketing Manager in this episode of the CSBP Grow Better podcast.

What are some of the benefits and challenges of manufacturing locally? How do we optimise product quality and meet customer demands?

CSBP operates the only compound fertiliser granulation plant in Australia, enabling us to offer the widest range of high-quality cropping fertilisers, including our flagship locally developed MacroPro, K-Till and Agras ranges. These products have excellent storage and handling characteristics and have been tailored to WA growing conditions and the requirements of local growers.

In addition to planning for our local manufacturing program for 2023, the CSBP team is also working hard to expand its product range and diversify its supply chain. We have sourced a new local supplier of sulfate of potash (SOP) from Kalium Lakes’ Beyondie Project in Western Australia, Australia’s first producer of SOP through primary solar evaporation. The locally produced SOP from Kalium Lakes is a key feedstock in the manufacture of CSBP’s premium NPK compound fertiliser MacroPro Extra.

If you’d like to visit our granulation plant at Kwinana or find out more about our locally manufactured product range, reach out to your local account manager.

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What can your grain and soil tell you?  

Grain and soil analysis can provide opportunities to improve the productivity and profitability of your enterprise. But what are the things growers should consider to make sure they get the most out of grain and soil analysis?  

The most expensive nutrient you buy is the one you don’t need.   

Tune in to our latest podcast episode to hear the latest in soil and grain analysis from special guest Luke Dawson, CSBP’s Senior Agronomist.  Luke explains the analysis process as well as opportunities available to improve the productivity and profitability of your enterprise in 2023.  

By analysing your grain we can help identify any nutrient deficiencies in your crop that may have been missed earlier in the season. Through looking into your grain profiles you are able to determine issues within your paddocks and establish whether loss of production is due to nutrient-related matters.  

Post-harvest is the perfect time to undertake soil analysis, as the crop has just been taken off and the soils are still holding the plant nutrients. By soil sampling, you’re setting up for the season ahead by investing in your soil, one of the biggest assets you own.   

Contact your CSBP account manager to optimise your nutrition plan for next season with NUlogic Soil and Grain Analysis.   

Want to take your nutritional management to the next level? With our premium nutritional package, you’ll receive comprehensive data-based advice at critical decision points throughout the year. Choose CSBP Detect Plus – nutrition managed for you.   

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How can growers identify variability in their paddocks when it comes to fertiliser applications?

What aspects of farming does Variable Rate Technology affect?

How are businesses in the industry adopting Variable Rate Technology to improve machinery?

So, what is Variable Rate Technology (VRT) and how does it help farming enterprises?

VRT allows machinery to apply fertilisers and other farm inputs at different rates throughout the paddock, without having to manually change equipment or revisit the same area.

In this episode special guests Graham Murray, CSBP Agtech Services Manager, and Benji Blevin, John Deere Precision Ag Product Manager, discuss the impact Variable Rate Technology and Precision Ag is having on the industry.

Graham tells us about the nutritional services CSBP provides and how these help in the Precision Ag world. Learn how DecipherAg and NUlogic are streamlining and assisting growers in this area of farming, and how these services could help you.

Benji Belvin gives us the rundown on what John Deere is investigating regarding VRT and how it is integrating it into machinery. By assisting in bringing new precision ag technologies to the local market, Benji specialises in coordinating local needs and requirements with the John Deere global supply chain.

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We know the production of nitrogen fertiliser is emissions-intensive, but the application of this fertiliser to the paddock can also result in greenhouse gas emissions.

The theme for this fortnight’s episode is emissions from fertiliser application with a particular focus on understanding the sources of emissions from crops and pastures.

Nitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse gas released from soils, particularly soils with high nitrogen inputs such as crops and pastures. Agriculture is responsible for around 75% of nitrous oxide emissions in Australia. 

Nitrogen from fertiliser can also be volatilised as ammonia gas which, while not a direct greenhouse gas, is nevertheless nitrogen lost to the atmosphere and not available to the plant.

So, what can we do to manage nitrous oxide emissions and other losses of nitrogen fertiliser, while improving productivity and profitability?

Debra Turner recently joined the CSBP team as Senior Sustainable Agriculture Advisor bringing with her a wealth of knowledge from working as a Researcher at Melbourne University and roles at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).

Debra joins Grey Johnston to chat about her work over the last 20 years, particularly on nitrous oxide emissions, but also ammonia volatilisation, and the sustainable use of fertilisers.

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In this episode, James Easton, CSBP Senior Agronomist joins Grey Johnston to discuss ways to apply fertiliser more efficiently using the four Rs in a high-cost environment.   

The 4Rs for best management practices are applying the right source of plant nutrients (or product), at the right rate, at the right time and in the right place. 

 High fertiliser costs are a great incentive to look for ways to apply fertilisers more efficiently. After all, profit is driven by lowering the cost of production without production loss.   

Here are three ways to help lower production costs next year: 

1. Soil and plant testing. The cost of soil and plant testing is negligible compared to what is being spent on fertiliser, and the most expensive fertiliser will always be the one that doesn’t produce the response we should be getting.  

2. Banding potassium (K) in deficient paddocks. Potassium deficiencies in crops have become more widespread. Banding K at seeding is the most effective way of supplying it to crops.  

3. Banding more N in deficient paddocks sown to cereals, if the risks of fertiliser toxicity and leaching losses are low.

James Easton has over 30 years' experience in field research and plant nutrition. As Senior Agronomist, he focuses on understanding crop and pasture fertiliser requirements under constantly evolving farming systems and practices.  

Any questions? Your CSBP Account Manager is here to help with leading-edge advice and locally manufactured fertiliser options. Contact your local account manager to start building your 2023 CSBP Nutrition Plan.   

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In this episode, we’re talking about green ammonia and in particular a company that is developing a new method to make it, Jupiter Ionics.

What is green ammonia and its future potential in agriculture? What is the problem Jupiter Ionics is trying to solve, and how is their process different?

And what could the future of fertiliser production look like in a lower carbon future?

Tune in to hear about green ammonia and all things net zero in the world of fertiliser with special guests Dr. Charlie Day (CEO) and Professor Douglas Macfarlane (CSO) from Jupiter Ionics joining CSBP’s Grey Johnston.

Wesfarmers Chemicals Energy and Fertilisers (WesCEF) has joined a consortium led by Jupiter Ionics and Monash University to develop modular Green Ammonia manufacturing technology. Partnerships like this are critical enablers for WesCEF's Net Zero targets.

Want to know more? Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSYCac7KD8o or visit https://www.jupiterionics.com to learn more about the new process Jupiter Ionics is working on.

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In this episode, Justin Mercy, CSBP Field Research Manager, joins CSBP’s Grey Johnston to chat about nitrogen losses and what growers can do to reduce volatilisation. What are loss pathways for nitrogen? What’s the difference between the volatilisation losses from urea versus Flexi-N?  

Find out more about the work CSBP is doing to better understand volatilisation and what products are available to help improve nitrogen use efficiency. 

Want to stay up to date with the latest results from our field trials? Visit our dedicated Research + Agronomy website CSBPresults.com.au and follow us on Twitter @CSBPfertilisers for all the latest insights!

Read more about our research insights looking at the different nitrogen use efficiencies at our Three Springs trial hub:

https://www.csbpresults.com.au/trials/effects-of-stubble-on-nitrogen-use-efficiency

https://www.csbpresults.com.au/trials/investigating-n-inhibitors-to-improve-nitrogen-use-efficiency 

https://www.csbpresults.com.au/trials/seeding-vs-post-seeding-nitrogen-applications-flexi-n-vs-urea

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Are you wondering what the fertiliser outlook for the 2023 season is? In this episode, Rusty Burke, CSBP Supply Chain Manager, and Angus McAlpine, CSBP Senior Account Manager – Nutrition & Sales, join CSBP’s Grey Johnston to chat about the procurement and nutrition outlook for next season.   

What are the global factors impacting the fertiliser market?   

What advice and support is available to growers to start planning their 2023 nutritional requirements?    

Your CSBP account manager is here to help you reach your best in 2023 with leading-edge advice and locally manufactured fertiliser options. Contact your local account manager to start building your CSBP nutrition plan for next season today!   

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The 2022 Field Days season is about to kick off in regional WA! Tune in to find out what’s in store for this year’s Mingenew Midwest Expo and Dowerin Machinery Field Days. 

In this episode, Billi Marshall, from the Mingenew Midwest Expo Board of Directors, and Danielle Green, Dowerin Machinery Field Days General Manager, catch up with CSBP’s Grey Johnston to discuss all things field days. 

Hear firsthand about how the Field Days help give back to regional communities and some of the challenges that Field Days organisers have overcome over the past 12 months.  

CSBP is thrilled to be back in Mingenew, Dowerin, and Newdegate this year supporting the local community. Drop by the CSBP Community Lounge to catch up with your local CSBP account manager and experience our new-look marquee.  

We’re also looking forward to featuring our grassroots community investment program, and some of the groups we support across regional Western Australia. 

Remember to purchase your tickets online ahead of time for the upcoming Field Days.  

Find out more on their official websites below: 

Mingenew Midwest Expo on 12 August: https://www.mmwe.com.au/ 

Dowerin Machinery Field Days on 24 and 25 August: https://www.dowerinfielddays.com.au/ 

Newdegate Machinery Field Days on 7 and 8 September: https://www.newdegatemachineryfielddays.com/