Agricultural Sulphur Deficiency is a growing problem for Australian farmers. We provide a layman’s explanation of this growing risk and how you can manage it.

Agricultural Sulphur Deficiency is on the Rise in Australia – Here’s Why

Your soil is growing denser no matter how much aerating you do.  Your leaves are discoloured.  Your yields are lacklustre.  Your soil smells wrong or like nothing at all. You’re likely one of a burgeoning number of Australian farmers experiencing poor soil health.  Why?   Because the solution is far more complex than dumping synthetic fertilisers onto your fields.  At Guano Gold®, our focus on agronomy innovation gets to the root of farming problems.  Literally, to roots throughout the entire growing cycle. Preparing land for growing crops takes time.  Rehabilitating damaged or depleted soil is a science, not an art, and the science of dense, compacted soil usually starts with soil conditioners and fertilizers like Guano Sulphur Gold® .

Imbalanced macro and micro elements are a major risk to Australian farmers

Sulphur deficiency and imbalance has been documented in Eastern Australian soil, since 1958, and the CSIRO recognises micro and macro nutrient imbalance as a threat to Australian farming.  Since the mass adoption of synthetic fertilisers in the 1950s, Australian farmers have seen bumper crops…and long-term damage to their most valuable possession – their land.  While you don’t need to become an organic farmer to rehabilitate your fields, moving away from synthetic fertilisers and towards more sustainable sulphur fertilisers and farming practices isn’t just a “trend”.  It’s at the heart of agricultural science and agribusiness. Fallow land riddled with imbalanced nutrients will not yield a sustainable income.  It’s that simple.

How does land become sulphur deficient?

The short answer is that sulphur is highly mobile and can flush away with a good rain. It’s also very soluble, in that it bonds with other elements in your soil like magnesium (forming magnesium sulphate). Your sulphur levels are vulnerable to most changes in the soil, including the use/overuse of synthetic fertilisers, liming or compost use, or prolonged weather events like droughts.  Because sulphur is so moveable, it’s possible to have a strong sulphur reading on your soil test, only to find that the sample site produced an anomaly.  Preparing your soil for planting means having a thorough understanding of the chemistry of your soil – and sulphur’s tendency to change can make this exceedingly difficult.  When your family’s livelihood (or your share price) rides on next season’s crop, inconsistent sulphur levels have been known to keep farmers up at night.

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Sulphur application issues

Most synthetic chemical fertilisers enrich your soil with sulphate sulphur.  This type of sulphur is water soluble and floods your fields with intense sulphur levels. For many vegetable crops, canola crops and other Australian farming favourites, this looks great on a soil test. Water soluble sulphate sulphur can simply…trickle away.  Simply by irrigating your growing crops, you could be depriving their young roots of the nutrients they need to thrive.  Sulphur application should be both fast and slow release. It should be available throughout the entire growing cycle.

Elemental sulphur’s role in rehabilitating depleted soils

Guano Sulphur Gold® is a rich, fast and slow-release fertiliser that kickstarts the rehabilitation of compacted, odourless soil through pure, elemental sulphur.  Guano Sulphur Gold® is a fast and slow-release solution rather than a single fast flood of sulphur that can simply wash away long before your seeds are ready to germinate.  Time, temperature, organic soil levels and water all play roles in unlocking the sulphur in your soil.  This means that your crops feed on sulphur (and a host of other vital nutrients) throughout the entire growing cycle.  Constant, steady, fast and slow-release premium quality nutrients.  

Cutting edge agri-science meets ancient sustainable farming

Guano Sulphur Gold® is, well… the shiz.  It’s made from organic sea bird excrement, recognised as the gold standard in fertilisers for centuries.  The mass exodus to synthetic fertilisers in the 1950s meant short term gains in crop production but long-term damage to soils.  And that damage is becoming increasingly evident.  Meanwhile, seabird guano continues to give the right balance of nutrients to today’s crops, with a sulphur release cycle best suited to achieve higher yields and long-term soil health.  But only when you use authentic natural seabird guano with added elemental sulphur.  
Like synthetic fertilisers, not all guano derived products are created equal.  There are plenty of poor-quality guano derived products out there.  And not all guano products are suited to land rehabilitation or to all soil types or crops.  The ancient farmers had the right idea, our agronomists have the cutting-edge knowledge to recommend the correct use of guano derived products.  Guano Sulphur Gold® and the whole Guano Gold® product range is scientifically proven to be a key player in soil rehabilitation; Australian certified and developed specifically for Australian soils.  

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