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SI Dairying
Development Centre
Gate 2,
Cnr Ellesmere Junction Road
and Calder Drive
P O Box 160
Lincoln University
Canterbury
New Zealand
Tel:0064 3 325 3629
Fax: 0064 3 325 3695
Email:office@siddc.org.nz |
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Soil types and test results - LUDF
| Soil types |
% farm |
| Free-draining shallow stony soils (Eyre soils) |
5 |
| Deep sandy soils (Paparua and Templeton soils) |
45 |
| Imperfectly drained soils (Wakanui soils) |
30 |
| Heavily, poorly-drained soils (Temuka soils) |
20 |
| Soil test results |
| Date |
pH |
P |
K |
S |
Ca |
Mg |
Na |
| Dec 01 |
5.8 |
30 |
11 |
34 |
8 |
23 |
12 |
| Jul 02 |
5.8 |
31 |
14 |
35 |
9 |
22 |
12 |
| Oct 02 |
5.9 |
35 |
8 |
29 |
8 |
21 |
12 |
| Jun 03 |
6.1 |
37 |
12 |
7 |
9 |
23 |
9 |
| Jun 04 |
6.4 |
37 |
13 |
11 |
9 |
22 |
10 |
| Jun 05 |
6.1 |
35 |
13 |
10 |
9 |
22 |
8 |
| Jun 06 |
6.3 |
33 |
15 |
9 |
10 |
27 |
11 |
| Jun 07 |
6.3 |
39 |
16 |
17 |
10 |
29 |
13 |
| Jun 08 |
6.1 |
36 |
12.4 |
9 |
10 |
29 |
12 |
| Jun 09 |
6.1 |
32 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
30 |
9 |
| Target soil test |
5.8-6.2 |
30-40 |
5-8 |
5-8 |
4-5 |
20+ |
5-50 |
| Soil Reserve K = 4.5 (target = 0.8 - 1.2) |
| Fertiliser history |
| Date |
Dressing |
N |
P |
K |
S |
Mg |
Ca |
| Season 2001/02 |
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200 |
168 |
- |
130 |
- |
94 |
| Season 2002/03 |
|
200 |
45 |
- |
2 |
- |
90 |
| Season 2003/04 |
|
200 |
45 |
- |
64 |
- |
46 |
| Season 2004/05 |
|
200 |
46 |
- |
47 |
- |
57 |
| Season 2005/06 |
Non-effluent |
200 |
48 |
- |
76 |
- |
107 |
| Season 2005/06 |
Effluent |
0 |
30 |
- |
53 |
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67 |
| Season 2006/07 |
Non-effluent |
200 |
49 |
- |
89 |
- |
110 |
| Season 2006/07 |
Effluent |
0 |
20 |
- |
52 |
- |
45 |
| Season 2007/08 |
Non-effluent |
200 |
44 |
- |
73 |
- |
96 |
| Season 2007/08 |
North effluent |
12 |
22 |
- |
37 |
- |
48 |
| Season 2008/09 |
Non-effluent |
245 |
53 |
- |
88 |
- |
115 |
| Season 2008/09 |
North effluent |
0 |
22 |
- |
37 |
- |
48 |
| Season 2009/10 |
Non-effluent |
- |
45 |
- |
47 |
- |
20 |
| Season 2009/10 |
North effluent |
- |
5 |
- |
47 |
- |
20 |
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