Farming more profitably
TNN Industries are advocating a farming system that will start you on the road to a sustainable farm, says TNN Industries’ managing director, Max Hansford.
He says the only thing that all the scientists and agronomists seem to agree on is: if you increase carbon into your soil, increasing organic matter, your farming practices will become more profitable and that by adding biology to your fertilisers you will improve the nutrient uptake of the plants, you will improve the water holding capacity, increase carbon matter and eventually humus in your soil that provides the biology that is able to produce natural nitrogen.
Mr Hansford says that TNN FCMP fertilisers will help release locked up nutrients already in the soil.
“The slow release fertilisers will be available to the plants through the acidic solution surrounding the root systems and the biological activity.
FCMP has been found to be more effective in comparison with superphosphate,” explained Mr Hansford
“In a three year trial at Barrington NSW, the total cation exchange ca- pacity (C.E.C) of the soil was changed from 8.66 to 14.3 by the use of TNN product Formula 1 and FCMP -a clear and significant increase in the nutrient holding capacity of the soil.”
Mr Hansford said farmers are incorporating TNN’S FCMP fertiliser into their farm management with outstanding results.
John Waterman, CEO
Supreme Country
JOHN Waterman, CEO of Supreme Country, was sceptical when he first came across TNN but after seeing the results he is now recommending the product to clients.
“I spent 20 years in the cotton industry and through those 20 years so many people have tried to flog off so many snake oils, so I’m always so sceptical,” he said.
“To actually see it work, to see the results first hand, of two products being put on the same day, side-byside, it’s totally reassuring.
“It’s just phenomenal, the stock just look so good. They are healthier and fatter. The feed (in other paddocks) has been selectively grazed and you can see it’s more prone to disease - that just wasn’t happening on the other side of the fence. It’s just chalk and cheese.
“People aren’t getting a response from traditional superphosphate anymore so TNN’S a winner for getting dollars back into the farmers’ pockets and it’s a winner for impacts on the environment.
“One of the biggest things that’s been happening with the traditional fertilisers is that they’re contributing to soil acidity.
“TNN is neutralising it and bringing back the soil’s ph and correct base saturations.
“Normal superphosphate is water soluble so it dissolves - a certain amount runs off the paddock and into the creeks. A fair bit of it goes past the plants’ roots and into the water table and it’s having offsite impacts.
“TNN is only activated by more acidic soil like the soils around here.
“It doesn’t go into a water soluble form, it is in a gel state and is only made available as the plant grows. It’s available on a needs basis.
“This means it’s fully available. You’re not losing it through the soil profile and you’ll end up using all of it.
“On a cost per unit basis you’re getting a lot bigger bang for your buck and you’ll get a lot more longevity out of the product.”
While the science behind TNN may be complex, the notion is simple - local farmers are seeing real results.
TNN Industries has had more than a decade of experience in the field of sustainable and biological agriculture and worked towards accomplishing a very workable and practical approach to sustainable and profitable farming.
TNN began production to provide better nutrition at every level - from the soil, the plant, the animal and, in turn, humanity, TNN always maintained that sustainable products and a proven fertility building system would prove to be the most ideal farming approach both in effect and in respect to viability.
“We have proved that trace element and nutrition is the key to successful agriculture in every aspect,” said Max Hansford.