What field to irrigate first? pF curve helps!

18 July 2022 - Fertilization Manager

The pF curve on the Fertilization Manager report provides a guideline for irrigation. What field has the smallest water holding capacity and should be irrigated first? How much water should be given at once?

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First cut of the year is power feed

8 July 2022 - Livestock

First cut is "power feed" due to very high feed value and sugar contents, among other things.

Rain triggers mineralization

25 May 2022

After a long period of drought, it has started raining again in some places! What happens to the nutrients in the soil?

Do not lime too soon after fertilization

19 April 2022 - Fertilization Manager

The pH on maize land usually drops much faster than on grassland. Often the low pH is not detected until late. Lime at the right time and take into account earlier fertilization. This way you will get the most out of the lime.

Sulfur: just enough is the trick

19 April 2022 - Livestock

Sulfur (S) is an important nutrient for both grass and cows. Too little leads to deficiencies and yield losses. Too much leads to cows not being able to absorb enough trace elements. Soil Check and FreshGrass Check help with this.

Nematodes in grassland and maize often underestimated

19 April 2022 - Articles

Nematodes occur everywhere, including in grass and maize. In a grass-maize rotation high densities of harmful nematodes may have built up quite unnoticed.

Are your cows getting enough phosphate?

7 April 2022 - Livestock

For healthy cows, it is important that the roughage contains sufficient nutrients. The condition of the soil and the nutrient content of the manure determine how much nutrients grass can absorb.

Save on fertilizer with nitrogen analysis

10 December 2021 - Arable farming

Nitrogen fertilizer is becoming increasingly expensive. It therefore makes sense to consider nitrogen in the soil and in animal manure.

More parameters in soil testing pays off

9 December 2021 - Fertilization Manager

New techniques make extensive soil testing feasible and affordable. A recent large-scale study in Germany shows that more parameters enable further crop optimization.

Salinisation lurks everywhere, all the time

2 December 2021

December 5th is World Soil Day, an initiative from the FAO to draw attention to the importance of fertile and healthy soil for world food production. This year, the FAO has made salinization the main focus points, as long-term global problems.