glenside and bioscience - nander robertson (glenside)

Welcome to You Welcome to You

Welcome Welcome BIOSCENCEBIOSCENCE ™™

@ @ Loddington 11Loddington 11thth November November

BioscenceBioscence™™Joined up thinkingJoined up thinking

Biology – Science – Soil SenseBiology – Science – Soil Sense Delivers modern agronomic systems Delivers modern agronomic systems

which:which: Increase Yields and MarginsIncrease Yields and Margins Make Better use of ResourcesMake Better use of Resources Improve Nitrogen EfficiencyImprove Nitrogen Efficiency Lower Carbon FootprintLower Carbon Footprint

““A Rich man has many A Rich man has many problemsproblems

A starving man has but one”A starving man has but one”

GOLDGOLD

10 yrs Ago $ 320 / oz10 yrs Ago $ 320 / ozTo-day $1,388 / ozTo-day $1,388 / oz

You have More than You have More than GOLDGOLD 1. Your Soil pays an Annual Dividend 1. Your Soil pays an Annual Dividend 2. Your Soil provides Food & Drink 2. Your Soil provides Food & Drink

If you don’t measure it you cannot manage it If you don’t measure it you cannot manage it

Bioscence™Bioscence™ is based on is based on Albrecht ® soilAlbrecht ® soil analysisanalysis

The AlbrechtThe Albrecht® ® Soil Soil Survey is aSurvey is apowerful diagnosticpowerful diagnostictool to improving tool to improving soil’s natural soil’s natural productivity productivity

Why variability ?Why variability ?

Example 2010 - Oxfordshire ww:Example 2010 - Oxfordshire ww: 130kgs N same yield as 180kgs N130kgs N same yield as 180kgs N

BioscenceBioscence helps manage/minimise helps manage/minimise RISKRISK

Full Glenside Albrecht® Soil Survey reports Full Glenside Albrecht® Soil Survey reports

on:-on:- Soil CharacteristicsSoil Characteristics - - Cation Exchange Capacity, Cation Exchange Capacity, Colloidal Organic Matter, Soil type.Colloidal Organic Matter, Soil type. Trace elementsTrace elements - Boron, Iron, Manganese, Copper, Zinc - Boron, Iron, Manganese, Copper, Zinc Chloride, Molybdenum (Iodine in grass)Chloride, Molybdenum (Iodine in grass) Base saturation %Base saturation % - Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, - Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, Sodium, Hydrogen & Others Sodium, Hydrogen & Others Acidity/Alkalinity Acidity/Alkalinity - pH.- pH. Cation Surpluses/DeficitsCation Surpluses/Deficits - Desired & found values in - Desired & found values in kg/ha for cations, Ca, Mg, K kg/ha for cations, Ca, Mg, K Values for -Values for - Sodium, Sulphate and Estimated Nitrogen Sodium, Sulphate and Estimated Nitrogen Release (ENR)Release (ENR) Phosphate -Phosphate - Found and Desired in kg/ha. Found and Desired in kg/ha. ““Totals” –Totals” – Combined total of Combined total of available and currently unavailable - available and currently unavailable -

but exploitablebut exploitable soil reservessoil reserves of:- Calcium, Magnesium, of:- Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Sulphur, Potassium & SodiumPhosphorus, Sulphur, Potassium & Sodium. .

Glenside AlbrechtGlenside Albrecht® Soil ® Soil SurveySurvey

Provides a picture of the soil :-Provides a picture of the soil :- CECCEC – – Cation Exchange CapacityCation Exchange Capacity COMCOM – – Colloidal Organic MatterColloidal Organic Matter BoronBoron – – Starch transfer, Nitrogen useStarch transfer, Nitrogen use Iron Iron – – Indicator, Relationship to MnIndicator, Relationship to Mn MnMn – – Chlorophyll, Photo’is, Disease resistChlorophyll, Photo’is, Disease resist CuCu – – Photo’is, Disease resist, Stock Photo’is, Disease resist, Stock

healthhealth ZnZn – – Starch form Disease resist Skins Starch form Disease resist Skins

FeetFeet Mo Mo – – N fix bacteria Relationship to CuN fix bacteria Relationship to Cu

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CATION EXCHANGE IN ACTIONCATION EXCHANGE IN ACTION

Same pH - Very Different Same pH - Very Different ReasonsReasons

Ref. Nos.Ref. Nos. 1110711107 62496249 “Ideal”“Ideal”

pHpH 6.56.5 6.56.5 6.56.5

Base Saturation %Base Saturation % CalciumCalcium 79.9379.93 59.0959.09 6868 MagMag 5.755.75 25.4925.49 1212 PotashPotash 0.880.88 2.062.06 44 SodiumSodium 1.041.04 0.960.96 11 OthersOthers 4.94.9 4.94.9 77 Exch HExch H 7.57.5 7.57.5 7.57.5

So your soil looks like this ?So your soil looks like this ?

Starved by inhospitable root Starved by inhospitable root zonezone

Compensatory “InputsCompensatory “Inputs” ” (More (More NN than not !) than not !)

Crop Jumps UpCrop Jumps Up - YES- YES

Increased risk of LodgingIncreased risk of Lodging ??Trace Element deficienciesTrace Element deficiencies ??Enhanced Disease Resistance Enhanced Disease Resistance ??Increased Chemical effectivenessIncreased Chemical effectiveness ??

Static yields – Falling margins Static yields – Falling margins YES YES

Disadvantages:Disadvantages: Benefits:Benefits: Poor use of FertiliserPoor use of Fertiliser Response to LessResponse to Less Poor Uptake of TEPoor Uptake of TE Balanced CropBalanced Crop Prone to Saturation/droughtProne to Saturation/drought Stress toleranceStress tolerance Higher Disease RiskHigher Disease Risk Disease ResistanceDisease Resistance Leaching/pollution Leaching/pollution Efficient uptakeEfficient uptake Increased CostsIncreased Costs Lower CostsLower Costs

Worms – Worms – top of food chain - indicators top of food chain - indicators What do What do wormsworms do to the soil? do to the soil? Structure Drainage Rooting CyclingStructure Drainage Rooting Cycling

What weight of worms, fungi, bacteria in an What weight of worms, fungi, bacteria in an acre ?acre ?

500 kgs ! Can process 39 tonnes soil/year-500 kgs ! Can process 39 tonnes soil/year-

5 times5 times as rich in available as rich in available nitrate nitrogennitrate nitrogen 7 times7 times as rich in available as rich in available phosphorusphosphorus

11 times11 times as rich in exchangeable as rich in exchangeable potassium potassium Twice Twice as rich in exchangeable as rich in exchangeable magnesiummagnesium

Can you afford to ignore Can you afford to ignore Nature’s Workers ? Nature’s Workers ? We need their contribution to We need their contribution to production production

Why microbes at this Why microbes at this depth ?depth ?

Correct environment !

45%

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Air

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Plants perform in a good Root zone environment Plants perform in a good Root zone environment

Poor environment = Poor contributionPoor environment = Poor contribution

Does Soil/fertiliser management have Does Soil/fertiliser management have any Impact on the Food Chain ??any Impact on the Food Chain ??

% Change in mineral content of UK % Change in mineral content of UK foods between 1940 and 1991foods between 1940 and 1991

MineralMineral VegVeg FruitFruit Meats Milk Cheddar Meats Milk CheddarSodiumSodium - 50 - 50 - 30- 30 - 31 + 12 n/c - 31 + 12 n/cPotassium - 18Potassium - 18 - 20- 20 - 18 - 12 - 35 - 18 - 12 - 35Magnesium - 23Magnesium - 23 - 17- 17 - 9 - 9 - 22 - 48 - 22 - 48CalciumCalcium - 48 - 48 - 18- 18 - 42 - 4 - 9 - 42 - 4 - 9IronIron - 29 - 29 - 25- 25 - 55 - 40 - 48 - 55 - 40 - 48Copper - 60Copper - 60 - 24- 24 - 24 n/c n/c - 24 n/c n/c

Source: Source: Comparision of data on the mineral composition of foodsComparision of data on the mineral composition of foods published by Medical Research Council and MAFF in the UKpublished by Medical Research Council and MAFF in the UK

Not as good as they look ?Not as good as they look ?((Need more than “5 a day” ?!Need more than “5 a day” ?!))

To-days Challenge To-days Challenge (& to-(& to-morrows!)morrows!)

1. Improve Yields within current constraints1. Improve Yields within current constraints Environmental / Production CostsEnvironmental / Production Costs 2. Grow more with increased fertiliser 2. Grow more with increased fertiliser

efficiency (improved rootzone/plant efficiency (improved rootzone/plant interaction) interaction)

Choice of SolutionChoice of Solution Do Nothing ! (Do Nothing ! (Ignore/abuse/lose your gold Ignore/abuse/lose your gold ?) ?) Go for Go for GOAL-DGOAL-D & wire into & wire into BioscenceBioscence

BioscenceBioscence makes money for you makes money for you

BioscenceBioscence makes money for makes money for youyou

BioscenceBioscence makes money for makes money for youyou

One year improvementOne year improvement

Poor performing rootzonePermanent pasture

Applied Bioscence3 years on

Bioscence @ Loddington has improved Biology (samples from Paradise field)

Area Active Bacteri

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Total Bacteri

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Active Fungi

Total Fungi

Glenside 8.57 168 0 16.4

Farm Normal

7.67 114 0 4.12

Difference 0.9 54 0 12.28

Difference + 12% + 46% 0 + 298%

At Loddington Albrecht based Bioscence has improved

Biology

Fungii activity low because no crop growing

No food = no growth Used alternative type Potash and no

Phosphate encourages biology building Further testing planned in Spring 2011 Improved root zone environment now

suitable for spring applied biological inoculants – (next step to increasing productivity)

BioscenceBioscence

chemistry

Carbon: Nitrogen

Mineral

Air

Water

Organic matter

physics

Effective soil Biology relies on valuing your

Soil as an Ecosystem

Ignore the OUTER ring at your peril

Your steps to Your steps to GOAL-DGOAL-DDon’t do it the Hard Way Don’t do it the Hard Way

Targetting Targetting GOAL-D GOAL-D made easymade easy

Use Use Bioscence Bioscence to manage valuable resources to manage valuable resources Soil – FYM/OM - Water - SkillsSoil – FYM/OM - Water - Skills Use Glenside’s Albrecht Soil Survey & Use Glenside’s Albrecht Soil Survey &

Advisory Package to harness farm’s natural Advisory Package to harness farm’s natural resourcesresources

Seize potential to realise your soils potentialSeize potential to realise your soils potential Get Romantic - Walk your fields hand in hand Get Romantic - Walk your fields hand in hand - with a - with a

spade spade

Why Clients are buying intoWhy Clients are buying intoBioscence™Bioscence™

Logical and complementary agronomic approach Logical and complementary agronomic approach

Science based using sophisticated Albrecht Soil AnalysisScience based using sophisticated Albrecht Soil Analysis Tailored approach to each field/soil type Tailored approach to each field/soil type Optimises natural productivity of soils Optimises natural productivity of soils More sustainable use of resourcesMore sustainable use of resources Lower carbon footprint (in self interest !)Lower carbon footprint (in self interest !) The Glenside Advisory Package improvesThe Glenside Advisory Package improves Resource Management & Farm ProfitabilityResource Management & Farm Profitability

You will have Healthier Soils You will have Healthier Soils &&

Healthier ProfitsHealthier Profits

Thank you for yourThank you for your

attention attention

Look after your Look after your Gold Gold