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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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Setting up pastures for winter

Posted on May 24, 2012 by hoddlecows

Heading into winter it is critical we have lots of high quality pasture on hand, pasture growth rates decline as the days shorten and our soils cool down. To manage our pastures we monitor the pasture cover in each paddock … Continue reading →

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Nuffield Scholarships offer a chance of a life time.

Posted on April 22, 2012 by hoddlecows

Nuffield Australia scholarships applications are now open for 2013. I was lucky enough to be awarded a scholarship in 2010. It was an incredible year of learning and I made many life long friendships. Any Australian primary producer should consider … Continue reading →

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Getting a grip on Dairy farm GHG emmisions

Posted on April 11, 2012 by hoddlecows

In 2010 we undertook our first analysis of greenhouse gas emissions from our dairy farm. To do this we used the industry developed tool DGAS. DGAS software is intended to give the user an understanding of the greenhouse gases emitted … Continue reading →

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