On The Land
October 28th, 2008
by Catherine Miles – Senior Environmental Consultant, Rural Solutions SA
This is the second of the two-part series on fertilisers and common issues in the Mount Lofty Ranges. The previous issue of On the Land contains the first article.
How they are manufactured and how they work
Phosphate rocks occur naturally and have high proportions of phosphate in a form that is unavailable to plants, even when ground-up and applied to the soil. By adding sulphuric acid to phosphate rocks,... 
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September 30th, 2008
Phosphate Fertilisers for Grazing Properties
Catherine Miles – Senior Environmental Consultant, Rural Solutions SA
This is the first of a two-part series aimed at explaining some of the issues surrounding fertilisers commonly used on grazing properties in the Mount Lofty Ranges.
The second article will focus on super phosphate versus reactive phosphate rock fertilisers and appear in the next edition of On the Land.
Do we need to use phosphorus fertilisers?
Phosphorus is one of the major nutrients required for plant... Read Article