Tag Archives: effluent

Time to get our crap sorted

Posted on March 8, 2013 by hoddlecows

Our cows like the vast majority of dairy cows in Australia live in pasture 365 days of the year. Living in the pastures means most of the cows’ manure goes directly on the pasture, providing nutrients to grow more grass. … Continue reading →

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A single gram of farming soil will contain more than 10,000 different species of micro-organisms.

Posted on October 18, 2012 by hoddlecows

Look after the soil physical and chemical properties and the soil biology will look after itself. That was the key message I took from a recent soil biology forum I attended. “The diversity of micro-organisms in soils is far larger … Continue reading →

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Water ‘n Poo

Posted on December 2, 2011 by hoddlecows

Today I’ll be setting up to pump effluent onto some recently grazed pastures. Every time I do this task I can’t get one song out of my head it’s Will Gilmer’s Water ‘n Poo. This song has been around for … Continue reading →

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