Sulphur Often overlooked in grassland nutrition, sulphur deficiencies are becoming more common as environmental regulation has had an impact on cleaning our air. Sulphur is important in nitrogen utilisation and should be supplied in adequate amounts with nitrogen to ensure maximum yield. Silage - ensure 40kg SO3 before each cut Grazing - 20-30kg SO3 with up to 100 kg/N ha applied and an additional 20-30 kg SO3 for each additional 100 kg N.
Magnesium, Sodium, and other micronutrients
Important for growth and development of grass as it is an essential ion that forms the structure of chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is a component of the leaf where photosynthesis takes place. Photosynthesis is the process in which the plant uses energy from the sun to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose sugars and oxygen. Encouraging photosynthesis is key to building sugar reserves within the plant, these sugars improve the nutritional value of grass to grazing ruminants and/or offer a feed source to fermenting bacteria to help produce stable silages.
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