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Lucerne
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“Feb-2001 Unbelievable, our lucerne production has more than doubled. Over the past two cuts since applying Bud Burst, the 7 acres of ordinary fertiliser has yielded 36 & 36 bales/acre whilst the Bud Burst treated 3 acres is producing 71 & 76 bales/acre. Feb-2002 Earthlife products are still delivering 70 odd bales an acre”
D Berry, Kilkivan.
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Sunflowers
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“Higher yields and higher oil bonuses for sunflower crops resulted from using Earthlife’s soil enhancement system. The soil is a lot more friable and easier to work.”
Leigh Jahnke, Four Winds, Oakey.
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Black Soil
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“Jul-1999 Earthlife’s soil enhancement system has greatly improved the structure of my heavy, hard, black soil blocks resulting in them being easier to work and being far more friable when wet. The other notable fact is the improved infiltration rate when irrigating. Jul-2000 Earthlife products have changed my worst producing cotton block into the highest yielding block this year. Feb-2002 I’m amazed, 13 t/ha of sorghum (5.26 t/ac) during one of the hottest summers. ”
Nick Adamson, Ellerby, Leyburn.
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Worst Paddock
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“Your products have enabled my worst paddock that was hard to plough (2” deep) is now much easier to plough (4” - 6” deep, no worries). Crops are looking healthier and appear to handle stress a lot better.”
Trevor Fritz, Homehill, Boodua.
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Sorghum
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“Your sorghum crop recommendation has resulted in a short fallow achieving the same yield as the long fallow. (In our opinion, far better use of stored soil moisture). Since double cropping into barley we have been surprised by the softness of the soil and the fact that there were no wheel tracks in the emerging crop.”
Woongabeena, Dalby.
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Water Infiltration
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“Since applying your Soil Enhancement System the increased water infiltration has been very noticeable. Even during the Jan - Feb heat wave our sorghum crop held on very well to yield 4.12 ton/ha.”
Matt Devine, Roseleigh, Clifton.
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Stress
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“The areas where I applied Earthlife’s soil enhancement system and then planted straight into are not showing any signs of stress (minimal - no yellowing) even though the crop has endured continued wet and water logged conditions for over 6 weeks.”
Evan Horton, Tara.
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Mung Beans
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“The results from spraying my Mung Bean crop with Bud Burst at flowering is more uniform and larger Pods. Each pod held up to 16 uniform seeds and were such a deep rich green colour that I was paid a premium price for them.”
Leigh Jahnke, Four Winds, Oakey.
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Lucerne
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“I have been buying lucerne off the same person for 5 years. Last season he started using Earthlife’s Soil Enhancement System. I know it has made a difference; the bales of hay are heavier now. Also the quality of hay has improved”.
Ken, Hervey Bay Rural Services
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Dryland Pasture
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Earthlife’s Pasture Blend sure delivers the goods. After spreading Pasture Blend on dryland pasture at my Gympie property the cattle continually keep eating the treated areas. The cattle on this pasture have maintained their condition even during the 2002 drought. Cattle of similar age and condition have not fared as well in the paddock next door.
Kogan Timbers, Gympie
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Forage Sorghum
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“I’ve said it before “The Earthlife boys sure know what the are doing….” I treated 5 acres with Earthlife’s program in late October 2002 and planted forage Sorghum. It is now late February; the Sorghum had been hanging on for grim death during the drought as no rainfall had fallen until 3weeks ago. 40 Steers are now grazing that 5 acres and can not keep the growth below the fence line.”
Bruce Adams, Kilcoy.
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Is it worth it?
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“Is it worth using Earthlife Minerals?… I applied 500kg/ha of Earthlife Minerals over one half of a 100 acre paddock during April 2001. That year I grew barley and the boys at the barley board said they hadn’t seen that grain quality for a long time. The paddock was long fallowed into sorghum for 2002. The untreated area averaged 2.8 t/ac while the Earthlife Minerals treated area yield 3.64. A 28.6% yield increase.”
Tony Newel, Toowoomba.
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Milk Production
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“I recently finished strip grazing 130 dairy cows on 3 hectares of Rye Grass which had been treated with Earthlife’s ELM Plus and Pasture Blend. Surprisingly, it took 15 days for the cows to finish the paddock (would usually only take 10 days). Even though the season has been very dry, the rye grass is returning quite well, even though I haven’t irrigated it yet. The cows have moved on to a conventional treated Rye Grass paddock and the milk production has gone down.”
Ray Sipple, Murgon.
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Three Years of Results
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“This is our third year since using Earthlife’s Soil Enhancement System. Throughout this period we have witnessed excellent results such as: Better moisture retention, Noticeably increased earthworm activity, Much more consistent and increased CCS level, More consistent tonnes per acre over all soil types, and increasing. We have observed steady, solid improvement overall since using Earthlife’s product range and certainly have no hesitation in recommending Earthlife’s soil enhancement system.”
J & V Johnson, Booyan
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Improved Germination & Root System
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Over the last two years, I have used Earthlife products, particularly Bud Burst on my plant cane. I’ve noticed a definite improvement in germination and a lot stronger and healthier root system.
Reuben Brown, Moore Park
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Total Soil Structure
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“1999, Earthlife impressed me because they look at the total soil structure, not just the main three or four elements. The soil on my farm is hard setting with poor water penetration. Since using Earthlife’s Soil Enhancement System, the soil allows better water penetration. I will continue to use Earthlife products”. 2002, “It has now been three years since I first applied Earthlife products. The soil on my farm was hard setting with poor water penetration. It usually takes only 3-4 hours for the irrigation water to reach the bottom of the field. Now the time taken is 48 hours (what a difference)”.
Allan Draney, Bullyard
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Maintenance of Soil Balance
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“The Maintenance of soil balance with “Trace Elements“ and “Organic Matter” is of great importance when growing Sugar Cane on light grey forest soil. After many experiments with various methods of introducing trace elements, I have settled on using Earthlife‘s Soil Enhancement System for soil preparation. Bud Burst is then added to the billet bath and depending on soil tests a planting fertiliser is recommended. Results to-date have been excellent as has the backup and support provided by Earthlife’s representatives. Earth Life Pty Ltd provides a complete program, from soil analysis and recommendation to tailor made blends to suit particular blocks. Bud Burst applied at planting is very much a part of my planting program.”
Howard Sparke, Rosedale Road, Bundaberg
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Cane Planting Program
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“I first started using Earthlife products on small crops and was that impressed, I decided to try a complete “Earthlife” cane planting program. It is almost twelve months now that I have been using Earthlife products and the results have been impressive. I would fully recommend a trial of these products to judge the benefits for yourself”.
Wally Verdel, Farnsfield, Childers
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Increased Yield & CCS Levels
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“I have trialed Earthlife products on Q124 and Q138 plant over the last two years. These products have increased yield and CCS levels. There has been a noticeable improvement in the establishment of my plant cane. Earthlife products have become part of my planting program.
Michael Rassmussen, Gooburrum
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Increased Cane Yield
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“During the 1997 “spring plant” I trialed Bud Burst on Q141 (1 hectare approximately) adding Bud Burst @2.5 lt/ha to the sportak bath, the rest being control (usual practise for plant cane). While there was no significant increase in CCS level, the Bud Burst treatment yielded 7.0% more cane than the control.”
Peter Vella, Booyal
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18" Difference
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“Since using Earthlife’s soil enhancement system, I have noticed that the treated areas continually ratoon better from harvest. There has been up to 18" difference in height of growth and the cane has looked a much better colour”.
Frank Cella
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Improved Germination
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“I first used Bud Burst to improve germination and establishment of my plant cane even though my blocks consistently yield over 50 ton/ac with CCS levels above 14.6. Bud Burst has noticeably improved the germination of the plant cane. As the cane grew I was unable to see any defined differences between the Bud Burst treated and untreated areas. At harvest, the Bud Burst treated area yielded 3.9 ton/ac increase over the untreated with an increase of 0.6 CCS. With Bud Burst costing approximately $18/ac to apply and returning over $75/ac after additional harvesting costs I will certainly use Bud Burst in all future planting”.
Len Kelly, Bargara
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