WALCO SPREADER TO THE RESCUE! Starting to tackle soil fertility issues

hi all
in todays video kevin lambert from ‪@LambertATVsales‬ is back and this time he has arrived with a ‪@WalcoFarmEquipment-id5ds‬ ‪@walcoengineeringnz6628‬ walco 500 spreader.
enjoy

[@donhynes3271]

Great video and educational, a lot of people don't realize what it takes to grow grass

[@Alejandrogarcia-fp1fr]

nice video, hopefully you got the right levels

[@Dan.Whiteford]

I am pretty certain that it will be essential to do a decent area field test with this machine especially with regard to spreading finely ground limestone using catch trays and digital scales with a single disc spreader plate. I will be most surprised if it evenly spreads beyond 20ft with any finely ground material. (Prilled or granular material application should be straight forward.) I have once in the past seen a type of granular limestone- much easier to spread but how that was done I've no idea and it does matter because the finer the grind on the original rock the faster will be the uptake by the soil linked to better grass performance. Quick thought. Do you have any access to various sorts of sludge or caked lime such as from Beet or vegetable processing factories, water pumping and filtration plants or similar industrial plants as these sources are often "supply and apply" contracts. Some of these processes can also carry other plant nutritional materials which are often to your benefit all at pretty low prices. Oyster shell, in a local situation as well as other marine material can be another excellent source of material. Haulage costs are what can make or break a deal though. Spent mushroom compost can also have a high pH value and be of interest to you.

[@DerekMcR730]

Very good and interesting video

[@karenmcshea3895]

Fantastic video. 👏

[@pjdoyle5105]

Great analysis. Best of luck with the plan

[@ShaneBTFarms]

Interesting video! P is where lads will get caught out importing slurry, took us 5years to go from a 2 index to high a 3! Keep up the good work 👌🏻

[@briancannon1620]

Interesting video.

[@paddy294]

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