Nutrition Matters

Hi Everyone, Welcome to Season 3 of the Nutrition Farming podcast and I hope you all enjoy the new format. In this first episode of a brand new season, we will introduce an exciting, new six-pack format. Each episode will now contain an agriculture focus, human health, humour, and an

Hi Everyone, Welcome to the final episode of the Nutrition Farming Podcast for the year. This last episode is entitled "Ten Tips to Reduce Input Costs - Chasing the Biggest Bang". Recent astronomical rises in NPK prices and the increasing cost of farm chemicals signal a need to retune our

Hi Everyone, In this, the penultimate episode of the Nutrition Farming Podcast for the year, I will continue our exploration of Plant Growth Promoters (PGPs). There has never been a greater need to consider alternative yield-building strategies in the face of the recent massive price hike in NPK fertilisers and

Hi Everyone, In the latest episode of the Nutrition Farming Podcast, the focus is upon biostimulants. These natural inputs promote plant health, resilience and yield, and are becoming essential tools to help counter both the extremes of climate change and the challenge of rising fertiliser costs. Pest pressure and abiotic

Hi Nutrition Matters readers, It is podcast time again and this month the focus is upon water management. Water is perhaps the most important prerequisite for farming success, and yet is is so often mismanaged. In this episode, entitled “Water Management - Nurturing the New Gold”, I will highlight a

Hi Everyone, The latest episode of the Nutrition Farming Podcast is out now. Episode 8 is entitled "Managing Magnesium - Chlorophyll, Carbohydrates and Climate Change". Here, we shine a light on a forgotten mineral so often overlooked in nutrition programs. You will discover the price to be paid for that

Hi Everyone, Episode 7 of Season 2 of the Nutrition Farming Podcast has just been published. This episode, entitled, “Where to from Here? A Ten Point Action Plan”, offers a practical checklist to move forward on your regenerative path. During the past 16 episodes, you have experienced an avalanche of

Boron is a mineral that we find lacking in so many soil and leaf tests around the world. It often involves a simple, inexpensive correction, and yet it is so often neglected. You will soon understand the price of that neglect. This missing mineral is often thought of as the

Dear Nutrition Matters readers, I’d like to share some good news for the houseplant lovers amongst you. I have recently contributed to the formulation of a unique, seasonal nutrition program for indoor plants. At the end of last year, my son Adam launched a new company with his friend

Hi Nutrition Matters readers, This month’s Nutrition Farming Podcast is a bumper edition that you may choose to enjoy in two parts. I was intent upon providing a complete "everything you ever wanted to know about compost" session and, as a result, this episode is much longer than usual.

Have you ever wondered why fasting is an institutionalised health strategy in several cultures? Think Ramadan for the Muslim culture, or Yom Kippur for the Jewish. As is almost always the case, there is traditional wisdom driving these rituals. The first, common sense thing to recognise is the fact that

Hi Nutrition Matters Readers, Episode 5 of Season 2 of The Nutrition Farming Podcast has just been released. This episode, entitled "The Mycorrhizal Marvel - The Gains from Reclaiming AMF" features a fascinating insight into the potential of AMF (arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi) in our farming soils. You will understand the

Hi Nutrition Matters readers, During the Covid crisis, I have been unable to travel and teach and my farm visits have been seriously curtailed. As a result, I am missing the more personal relationships developed during one-on-one consults. I have continued to provide Zoom sessions for grower groups around the

Exciting News for the New Broadacre Planting SeasonA seed treatment, liquid injection and a little granulated starter blend in the root zone, can together comprise the very best start for your crop. However, it is important to understand the dynamics and interplay of these strategies to ensure that you get

Hi Nutrition Matters readers, I invest considerable effort in trying to ensure that each podcast delivers something really special and I am sure you will find good value here. In Episode 4 of Season 2, the focus is upon sulphur, and you are about to discover what may prove to

Hi Everyone, Welcome back to the Nutrition Farming Podcast. This month's episode, entitled "The Bones on Boron – The Cell Strength Essential", is all about boron. In this fascinating episode, you will discover the high cost of boron neglect in both your soil and your body. Crop resilience, productivity (from early

Nutrition Farms Happy Apples are nurtured on a 100-acre, chemical-free apple orchard in Stanthorpe, Queensland. The farm is located in the centre of the wonderfully productive, volcanic soils of the Granite Belt region. This region produces high quality wines, stonefruit, vegetables and, of course, 95% of Queensland’s apples. Graeme

Author/farmer/podcaster Graeme Sait is scheduled to visit Western Australia next week. He has been bought to the West by The Lower Blackwood Landcare group for their sold-out, one-day event on Tuesday, February 23rd at Karridale. It seemed like a great opportunity to spread the word in the West,

Hi Everyone, Welcome back to the Nutrition Farming Podcast. In this second episode of Season 2, the focus is upon strategies to boost yield, soil health and sustainability. Here, you will discover why reclaiming earthworms in your soil can be a hallmark of high production fertility. This episode also includes

Hi Everyone, Welcome back to my first podcast instalment for the new year and I trust you will all enjoy a happy, healthy, productive 2021. In Episode 1 of Season 2 of the Nutrition Farming Podcast, I will try to help ensure a productive year by detailing a series of

Hi Everyone, As Season 1 of the Nutrition Farming Podcast draws to an end, we continue the phosphate story. Episode 9 is entitled “Phosphate for Free - Unlocking the Lode”. Here you will discover multiple strategies to release some of the massive frozen P 'bank account', which equates to hundreds

Hi Everyone, Episode 8 of the Nutrition Farming Podcast is here, and this session focuses upon the energy maestro, phosphate. In this two-part session entitled "Understanding the Energiser - Strategies to Stabilise and Reclaim Your Phosphate", you will discover the key roles of this major mineral and the common failings

Life Force® Gold™ is an all-inclusive, living fertiliser that was first formulated almost 20 years ago. It features a high carbon, composted base with the addition of natural phosphates, potassium, and a complete range of trace minerals and biostimulants. It effectively serves as a nutrient-rich fertiliser, soil conditioner and microbial