Fertiliser Assessment Programme

Please complete the following fertiliser assessment programme, bearing in mind, the more information provided the more precisely we can make recommendations to meet your specific needs.

If you have any soil tests or records relating to your fertiliser programme within the last three years please email or fax them to scott@digitalharvest.co.nz or Fax 07 548 0303 thank you.

All information provided will be used only for the purposes of assessing your fertiliser requirements and may be provided to Agrifert Ltd or Hill Laboratories to assist in our assesment process. In accordance with our Privacy Policy no information will be passed on or sold to any third party other than those specified.

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I agree to having my information provided to Agrifert & Hill Laboratories for the purposes of assessing my fertiliser requirements: *

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Name: *

Phone: *

E-mail: *

Farm Name:

Address: *

Farm Type(sheep,beef etc):

Effective Hectares of Total Farm:

Milking Platform Ha(if dairy):

Sampled Area/Identification:

Effective Hectares of Sampled area:

Average Yearly Rainfall in mm:

Rainfall SPREAD over the year:

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF FERTILISER PRODUCTS AND APPROXIMATE RATE/HA/YEAR IN LAST 3 YEARS,

Last year:

1 Year ago:

2 Years Ago:

Additional Coments (please specify DAP or Urea use):

When and how much lime did you last apply per hectare?:

DESCRIPTION of PASTURE

Ryegrass %:

Browntop or low fertility type species %:

Does the ryegrass have brown tips?:

Clover %:

Clover size: Small, Medium, Large?:

Clover colour (dicolour in leaves) & damage (e.g. insects):

Does the clover grow more vigorousley in urine patches:

Root Zone depth(cm) as dense root mass:

Additional comments on pasture:

Describe thatch layer if any:

DESCRIPTION of SOIL

soil structure (friability), is there any sign of poor drainage or pugging?:

Earth Smell (e.g. does it smell pungent etc):

Additional comments on soil structure:

Earthworm Presence: Good, few, nil:

Eartworm numbers present (sample hole), sizes-length etc...:

Does the dung breakdown efficently?:

How long does it take dung to break down? (or does it remain yellow):

STOCKING RATES & ANIMAL HEALTH

Dry-stock (sheep,beef etc) units/hectare:

Dairy Cows/hectare:

Dairy production/per cow (litres/milk solids):

Tupping Weights:

Lambing/Calving %:

Weaning Weight:

Stock Deaths %:

Noted Animal Metabolic Problems:

Ewe bearings %:

Identified Trace Element Deficiencies:

Drenching Policy:

Additional Comments: