Category Archives: Fast Track Your Farming

Gary Zimmer – Dig a hole and observe the subsoil and aerate Part 4 of 5

Poor water penetration when water is running off like a river is often the result of farming the top 2 inches only. Dig a hole to find if you have an issue. What we do is use a Yeoman’s plough to aerate the soil.
If you’d like to see more of Gary, order your own 2 DVD set “BFA Roadshow 2011” click here.

Gary Zimmer: What is Soil Fertility? Part 1 of 5
Gary Zimmer: What are Farmers Jobs? Balance those minerals Part 2 of 5
Gary Zimmer: What are Farmers Jobs? Maximise photosynthesis Part 3 of 5
Gary Zimmer – Dig a hole and observe the subsoil and aerate Part 4 of 5
Gary Zimmer – What lives in your soil? Part 5 of 5

Joel Williams – What do you feed your soil microbes? Part 2 of 3

Feed fungi complex carbohydrates such as fish, seaweeds and humates. Feed bacteria simple sugars, molasses and fulvic acids
If you’d like to see more of Joel, order your own 2 DVD set “BFA Roadshow 2011” Click here.

Joel Williams – What is the soil foodweb? Part 1 of 3
Joel Williams – What do you feed your soil microbes? Part 2 of 3
Joel Williams – Simple Rules for Soil Biology Part 3 of 3

Gary Zimmer – What lives in your soil? Part 5 of 5

When bacteria and fungi are in equal proportions you get that earthy smell. If you want to grow a crop that needs more bacteria, what will you do? Spray them on?
If you’d like to see more of Gary, order your own 2 DVD set “BFA Roadshow 2011” click here.

Gary Zimmer: What is Soil Fertility? Part 1 of 5
Gary Zimmer: What are Farmers Jobs? Balance those minerals Part 2 of 5
Gary Zimmer: What are Farmers Jobs? Maximise photosynthesis Part 3 of 5
Gary Zimmer – Dig a hole and observe the subsoil and aerate Part 4 of 5
Gary Zimmer – What lives in your soil? Part 5 of 5

Joel Williams – What is the soil foodweb? Part 1 of 3

The soil foodweb is a simple cycle of a healthy functioning soil.

If you’d like to see more of Joel, why not order your own 2 DVD set “BFA Roadshow 2011”. Click here.

Joel Williams – What is the soil foodweb? Part 1 of 3
Joel Williams – What do you feed your soil microbes? Part 2 of 3
Joel Williams – Simple Rules for Soil Biology Part 3 of 3

Gary Zimmer: What are Farmers Jobs? Maximise photosynthesis Part 3 of 5

Where is your carbon dioxide coming from?
Managing photosynthesis is managing carbon dioxide

If you’d like to see more of Gary, order your own 2 DVD set “BFA Roadshow 2011” click here.

Gary Zimmer: What is Soil Fertility? Part 1 of 5
Gary Zimmer: What are Farmers Jobs? Balance those minerals Part 2 of 5
Gary Zimmer: What are Farmers Jobs? Maximise photosynthesis Part 3 of 5
Gary Zimmer – Dig a hole and observe the subsoil and aerate Part 4 of 5
Gary Zimmer – What lives in your soil? Part 5 of 5

Gary Zimmer: What are Farmers Jobs? Balance those minerals Part 2 of 5

Gary does not believe in a perfect soil.
Listen to his reasons as he speaks to farmers at the BFA Roadshow.

If you’d like to see more of Gary, order your own 2 DVD set “BFA Roadshow 2011” click here.

Gary Zimmer: What is Soil Fertility? Part 1 of 5
Gary Zimmer: What are Farmers Jobs? Balance those minerals Part 2 of 5
Gary Zimmer: What are Farmers Jobs? Maximise photosynthesis Part 3 of 5
Gary Zimmer – Dig a hole and observe the subsoil and aerate Part 4 of 5
Gary Zimmer – What lives in your soil? Part 5 of 5

Gary Zimmer: What is Soil Fertility? Part 1 of 5

Gary Zimmer gets results. He is an organic dairy farmer, author of 2 books, world renowned keynote speaker as well as being an advocate to stop GM crops. Here he is addressing a group of farmers who attended the Biological Farmers of Australia (BFA) Roadshow.
Listen as he explains that there is no formula to his approach to farming but then goes on to ask:
What is Soil Fertility?
What would your answer be?

If you’d like to see more of Gary, order your own 2 DVD set “BFA Roadshow 2011” click here.

Gary Zimmer: What is Soil Fertility? Part 1 of 5
Gary Zimmer: What are Farmers Jobs? Balance those minerals Part 2 of 5
Gary Zimmer: What are Farmers Jobs? Maximise photosynthesis Part 3 of 5
Gary Zimmer – Dig a hole and observe the subsoil and aerate Part 4 of 5
Gary Zimmer – What lives in your soil? Part 5 of 5

Camperdown Compost knows the Difference: With and Without Compost

Hugo discussing Compost Farming with Tony Evans

Here’s Hugo Disler of Farming Secrets on site with Tony Evans asking Tony more about the way Camperdown Compost works and of the results that they are seeing.
Tony told Hugo that he has observed one dairy paddock that had used compost for three years and had 87 percent mycorrhizal fungi colonisation on the roots of the pasture. Whereas the one next door, without compost use, had only 9 percent mycorrhizal fungi. This is phenomenal!
He says that replacing fertiliser with compost is generally gradual, with many farmers still choosing to use liquid nitrogen as well as the compost, to give pastures a boost.

To read more go straight to the article from Weekly Times News:
Compost rules in southwest

If you still wish to know more then Farming Secrets has filmed the lot! For as little as $97 you con not only see the results that Camperdown Compost has achieved and learn HOW they did this, you can listen and watch 4 dairy farmers who are over the moon with their results.
To purchase the
Fast Track your Farming DVD
Please visit:
www.farmingsecretsblog.com/fs/store and click on the Fast Track section

Camperdown Dairy farm business has turned back to nature with compost

Elaine Ingham with Tony Evans and Graham Clay discussing Compost Farming
Graham and Melissa Clay from Camperdown have been making and applying their own compost for three years. They moved to compost to slash costs and improve the growth of their cheapest source of feed – pasture. Compost has also improved the condition of the cows.
Here is Dr Elaine Ingham in the photo with Tony Evans, Camperdown Compost and Graham Clay, dairy farmer

It is such great news that it has been written about in an article in the Weekly Times News:
Composting at Camperdown

If you still wish to know more Farming Secrets has filmed the lot! For as little as $97 you con not only see the results that Graham has achieved and learn HOW he did this, you can listen and watch 3 other dairy farmers who are also over the moon with their results.
To purchase the Fast Track your Farming DVD
Please visit:
www.farmingsecretsblog.com/fs/store and click on the Fast Track section

Camperdown Dairy farmers get great results from Compost Part 4 of 4

Tony Evans, Camperdown Compost is with Dr. Elaine Ingham to visit Graham Clay. Graham joined an onfarm thermal composting programme in 2010.
Graham’s costs have halved in the 1st year. This will keep happening.
His lucerne is visibly greener, better regrowth due to improved root systems and soil structure.

To watch the whole story when Dr Elaine Ingham visits 3 more dairy farmers on the programme there is a DVD “Dairy Farmers Discover The Unexpected Profits & Extra Benefits From Composting Dairy Effluent” This DVD is available immediately at:
Farming Secrets Store
It is an excellent overview of the composting programme and the problems and savings the farmers have made.