IN98 October 5, 2018 |
THE BENEFITS OF INTEGRATED FERTILISER MANAGEMENT (IFM) FOR COTTON Improved Fertiliser Efficiency for Modern Cotton Crops By : Dr Hooshang Nassery |
This IN explains how an Integrated Fertiliser Management program (IFM) enables collaboration and interaction between seed, root and foliage to improve fertiliser efficiency in modern cotton crops. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN97 June 19, 2018 |
Zinc Report
A World-wide Problem for our Soils Special Report 2018 By : Carol Phillips |
Zinc is essential for all forms of life. It is especially important for crops, and it is known that zinc deficiency can lead to poor crop yields. By having a basic knowledge of the dynamics of the soil, and by understanding the uptake and transport of zinc in crops better, a response to overcoming soil zinc deficiency can be implemented. To help farmers and growers understand this global problem RLF has prepared a Special Zinc Report. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN96 July 6, 2018 |
RLF PRODUCTS DELIVER GREAT RESULTS IN UNSEASONALLY DRY CONDITIONS Pasture Plus and PowerN26 combine to produce healthy pasture By : Greg Kaynes |
Significant results were recently achieved from a demonstration trial facilitated by RLF on a dairy property in Grafton, NSW. During May 2018 Grafton only received 5mm of rain and this fell well before the commencement of the trial. During the course of the trial no further rain was received, so the trial was conducted in very unseasonal, adverse conditions. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN95 June 1, 2018 |
AN INSIGHT INTO INTEGRATED FERTILISER MANAGEMENT FOR WHEAT IN CHINA
How IFM Delivers the same benefits to Small-scale Farming By : Melanie Wu |
This IN highlights the growth and quality benefits of an Integrated Fertiliser Management program at a small-scale wheat farming enterprise in China. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN94 April 30, 2018 |
CAMBODIA’S FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH RLF CROP NUTRITION
XFoliar-1 & XFoliar-2 Specialty Fertiliser Delivers Excellent Outcomes By : Carol Phillips |
Two field trials on rice crops of the 2-part Specialty Fertiliser product XFoliar-1 and XFoliar-2 were recently undertaken in Cambodia. The trials proved successful with several measurable and positive outcomes. View the pictorial INSIGHT as provided by crop science products Distributor Jebsen & Jessen (Cambodia). | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN93 May 18, 2018 |
PLASMA POWER DRIVES RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR MILK PRODUCTION
Does your Pasture need Trace Element Deficiency Addressed? By : Greg Kaynes |
9:1 ROI and in excess of $5,000 profit over one week of the life of a dairy business because of increased grass production – all true, with the results of an evaluation trial of Plasma Power foliar fertiliser on a 14-hectare paddock carrying 200 Jersey cows on a dairy property in New South Wales. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN90 June 30, 2017 |
PLASMA FUSION ULTRA FOLIAR GIVES YIELD ADVANTAGE
Return on Investment for Chickpea Crop By : Greg Kaynes |
This IN discusses the return on investment (ROI) results for a chickpea trial, experimenting with Plasma Fusion on the property of a client in Moree, (northern New South Wales), Australia. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN89 June 16, 2017 |
BSN SUPERSTRIKE TRIAL DELIVER RESULTS Comparing Two Rice Fields Shows How Vital it is to Fertilise the Seed By : Echo Dong |
This IN documents a field trip undertaken by the RLF Technical Team in Hubei Province China. Using photographs and measurements, it shows the differences between the Control field and the field treated with RLF BSN Superstrike (BSNSS). | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN88 June 2, 2017 |
PASTURE PLUS AND A STUDY OF WEIGHT GAIN IN CATTLE
How Pasture Plus adds value and improves the 'bottom line' By : Greg Kaynes |
This IN discusses the results and outcomes of a weight gain trial in which a group of cattle were closely monitored both before, and after, grazing on pasture treated with Pasture Plus on the property of a client in Walcha, New South Wales Australia. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN86 January 17, 2017 |
THE POWER OF RLF SPECIALTY FERTILISERS With 12 Nutrients in every Application they deliver Outstanding Results By : Echo Dong |
This IN tells the story of one cabbage growers experience when he used RLF Specialty Fertilisers his way! They were Seed Priming, BSN Superstrike and Ultra Foliar Fruits & Veggies Plus. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN85 November 29, 2016 |
RLF PASTURE PLUS AND LUCERNE
Significant Results and Economic Benefits in just 28 days By : Greg Kaynes |
RLF's Pasture Plus has once again displayed its unique qualities. The results of a recent lucerne trial, conducted over an 80 hectare, non irrigated paddock are extraordinary. See how the trial was run, and what result was achieved. The results of this trial, if replicated across an entire season of lucerne growing could mean substantial economic return for the grower. Crop-Specific Foliar Pasture Plus continues to impress growers of pasture crops and you are encouraged to use this testimonial experience with your clients. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN83 May 6, 2016 |
GREAT RESULTS FOR RICE AND GRAPES With RLF Ultra Foliar and RLF Dynamo – two very versatile products By : Carter Li |
This IN captures the results of RLF's Ultra Foliar Broadacre Plus and Dynamo High-P products in pictures when used recently by farmers in China on rice and grape crops. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN82 April 4, 2016 |
BENEFITS DERIVED FROM IFM OF PASTURE CROPS
Rich and rewarding outcomes for you and your animal stock By : Dr Hooshang Nassery |
This IN lists a range of benefits for grass and legume pasture crops when Pasture Plus is used as part of an Integrated Fertiliser Management (IFM) program. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN81 February 19, 2016 |
NEW ZEALAND ROUND-UP OF 2015
Beneficial results coming in from a selection of RLF trials By : Jason Reid |
This insight presents a photographic snapshot of some of the successes experienced in 2015 by clients of RLF's Distributor Partner in New Zealand. They have all shown an interest in RLF's integrated fertiliser management (IFM) approach to fertilising, as well as the use of other RLF foliar products. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN80 February 5, 2016 |
NITROGEN INDUCED ZINC AND COPPER DEFICIENCY Is this a problem for you ? By : Richard Stone |
This IN explores the proposition of nitrogen induced zinc and copper deficiency and how the careful monitoring of fertiliser routines is required to ensure the correct balance of trace elements is maintained to bring about successful crop outcomes. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN79 November 12, 2015 |
MODIFYING FERTILISER APPLICATION RATES When Low Rainfall and Tough Economic Conditions Prevail By : Richard Stone |
This IN explores the position often faced by farmers and growers when they manage difficult periods of productivity because of adverse climatic and economic conditions. There are always difficult years imposed by low rainfall and other seasonal conditions that place stress on farm budgets. Can input costs such as expenditure on fertiliser be reduced by modifying application rates to help out at these times ? | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN72 July 20, 2015 |
THE POWER OF RLF ULTRA FOLIAR
With 12 Nutrients in every Application it delivers Outstanding Results By : Melanie Wu |
This IN captures the results of RLF's Ultra Foliar in photographs, when used recently by farmers in China on a variety of crop types and in a variety of growing regions. |
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IN70 June 30, 2015 |
THE POWER AND THE PROOF OF RLF PASTURE PLUS
Phenomenal Results showing Quantity and Quality Pasture By : Greg Kaynes |
The results of a recent trial of Pasture Plus on a cattle grazing property in New South Wales, Australia, certainly look good enough on paper – even though the Evaluation Trial is in its early days. The vision of the pasture crop is astounding. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN69 October 19, 2015 |
BEVERLY LAND CONSERVATION DISTRICT COMMITTEE (LCDC) TRIAL
A review of the 5-year randomised trial program of Field Crops By : Dr Hooshang Nassery |
This IN presents an abridged version of the 5-year trial of a completely randomised design with three replicates and nine nutritional treatments, as conducted by Mr Bill Roy of Agricultural Consulting and Research Services Pty Ltd during the period 1997 to 2002. The crops in rotation were : Eradu wheat (1997), Pallinup oat (1998), Karoo canola (1999), Carnamah wheat (2000) and Calingiri wheat (2001). | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN67 July 16, 2015 |
THE POWER OF BSN SUPERSTRIKE
Is 'El Nino' Clouding your Cropping Decisions ? By : Richard Stone |
This IN discusses the outcomes and beneficial 'start to life' for seeds primed with BSN Superstrike as opposed to those with no seed priming treatment at all. It showcases an experiment in which seeds were planted under conditions stressed to simulate those that are often associated with limited seasonal rainfall or drought. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN66 April 10, 2015 |
HOW ROOT GROWTH DRIVES YIELD AND CROP OUTCOMES
Understanding the Engine Room of the Plant By : Richard Stone |
This IN discusses the successful crop outcomes achieved in both quantity and quality when the benefits of a fertiliser regime that better supports root growth and the development of greater organic root mass are fully understood and implemented by farmers and growers. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN62 March 2, 2015 |
NEW ZEALAND’S FIRST SEED TREATMENT EXPERIENCE WITH BSN
The Microscope on an Encouraging and Exciting Future By : Jason Reid |
Corn growing contractor Bernard Cranswick, of Cranswick Farming Gisborne, on New Zealand's North Island is one of NZ's first users of BSN Seed Primer (BSN). As a result there is much interest in the outcome, and the microscope has been applied to this crop as it slowly but surely makes its way to harvest. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN61 February 26, 2015 |
FEED TEST RESULTS FOR PASTURE PLUS At the Walcha Dairy Trial Site By : Greg Kaynes |
This IN examines in detail the outstanding results achieved when samples were taken and analysed by an accredited independent laboratory in New South Wales. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN60 February 24, 2015 |
IFM RESULTS FROM ‘BRITTAS’ HARVEST Excellent Yield and Profit Details from RLF's Demonstration Site at Canowindra NSW Australia By : Richard Stone |
In this Insight, RLF discusses the results of the 'Brittas' Harvest conducted at its demonstration site at Canowindra NSW, Australia in late 2014. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN55 October 27, 2014 |
THE GOOD EFFECTS OF PLANT MILK IN WATERMELON By : Melanie Wu |
This Insight highlights the increased performance in a watermelon crop after using Plant Milk High-N and Plant Milk High-K. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN53 October 1, 2014 |
THE CONTINUING STORY OF PASTURE PLUS New photographic evidence of the beneficial effects of Pasture Plus By : Greg Kaynes |
This Insight examines the comparison of root systems between unsprayed pasture and those sprayed with Pasture Plus at varying application rates. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN52 September 12, 2014 |
NEW FERTILISER STRATEGY GIVES GREAT RESULTS
Achieving long-term gain to a healthier all-round system with BSN-SS By : Greg Elliot |
This Insight is based on an article that appeared in the newspaper 'Farm Weekly' dated 29 October 2009 about the results of a newly introduced fertiliser system using BSN Superstrike (BSN-SS). In parenthesis, this remarkable story is re-told, as the message itself is timeless. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN51 September 1, 2014 |
‘THE TALE OF TWO PADDOCKS’
The beneficial effects and outcomes of Pasture Plus By : Greg Kaynes |
This Insight examines the comparison between unsprayed pasture and those sprayed with Pasture Plus on two pastoral properties in New South Wales. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN49 August 19, 2014 |
SHOW OFF, GET UP AND GO!
By : Zhang Xuekun |
This Insight highlights the excellent results achieved when a grape grower used Dynamo Fertigation, combined with his water facilities, as part of a
controlled experiment. |
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IN48 August 18, 2014 |
BSN SEED TREATMENT FOR BROADACRE WHEAT GROWERS
By : Robert Gill |
This insight examines the comparison between untreated broadacre wheat crops with those treated with BSN Superstrike (BSN SS) in one evolving experiment. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN45 July 18, 2014 |
FROM THE ARCHIVES – POTATOES IN THE LATE 1990’s
By : Ross Coleman |
Looking back through the RLF archives revealed the following series of interesting photographs showing the performance of RLF products on potatoes during the
late 1990’s. |
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IN44 July 4, 2014 |
FERTILISER INTEGRATION MANAGEMENT (FIM) TILLER COUNT
By : Richard Stone |
The following images and results are from a controlled program that measured tiller count. Presented by Richard Stone, the NSW Field Operations Manager for RLF, it was carried out at a Fertiliser Integration Management site in Canowindra, New South Wales. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN43 June 23, 2014 |
MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE, SIGNIFICANT RESULTS FOR CORN
By : RLF China |
This Insight highlights the significant results of BSN Superstrike on corn, as shared by farmers in Hunan Province, China. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN42 June 13, 2014 |
TESTED AND RECOMMENDED!
By : Greg Kaynes |
This Insight highlights TAGS – RLF product resellers who operate with seven agronomists that work hand in hand with Mr. Greg Kaynes – RLF Area Sales Manager. TAGS have been strong supporters of BSN Superstrike and have recently provided successful trial results that they have accomplished. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN40 May 6, 2014 |
FOR YEARS, PASTURE PLUS HAS PERFORMED SO WELL FOR OUR CLIENTS By : Ross Coleman |
This Insight shows excellent result from our Pasture Plus. This is very unique because it was developed and formulated specifically for grass/clover pastures. I am RLF’s South Australian Manager, and am based in the beautiful Adelaide Hills. I have been representing RLF’s products to a wide range of broadacre, pasture, horticulture and viticulture clients for over 20 years. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN34 March 1, 2014 |
‘THE FOLIAR RESULT JUST KEEP ON COMING IN’
By : Ross Coleman |
This Insight demonstrates the obvious benefits received when a Barley grower combined seed treated with BSN Superstrike with a regular program of foliar spray
Plasma 828. |
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IN32 February 28, 2014 |
EFFECTIVE SUBSOIL UTILISATION
By : Grant Borgward |
This Insight shows the restrictions caused by hard pan in soils and provides an answer using tilling methods plus BSN Superstrike and Foliar spraying to enhance soil profile. |
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IN31 February 21, 2014 |
RESULTS JUST TUR-RIFIC!
By : Ross Coleman |
This Insight highlights the experience of an irrigated, ‘Kikuyu’ turf operator who used Pasture Plus + Urea Foliar Tank Mix to improve his crop's growth and quality. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN29 February 28, 2014 |
FAR TOO RISKY TO MISS POST- HARVEST MANAGEMENT
By : Ross Coleman |
This Insight shows that despite difficult growing conditions the successes achieved by grape growers when Viticulture Plus or Plasma 828 has been integrated into the Foliar/Fertigation Fertiliser Program. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN28 February 28, 2014 |
GREAT AREA, GREAT RESULT
By : Craig Hartin |
This Insight showcases a grower of Sorghum and his first experience using a combined seed and Foliar Program developed by RLF – and the great results achieved. |
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IN24 February 28, 2014 |
FOLIAR IN HYDROPONICS?
By : RLF Correspondents |
This Insight showcases CSF + Nutricover tank mix being ‘blown’ across lettuce and the benefit to plant health, growth and quality from foliar-applying phosphorus and trace elements. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN18 February 28, 2014 |
PLASMA 828 – SHOWCASING SOME HORTICULTURAL TRIUMPS
By : Grant Borgward |
This Insight highlights two success stories using Plasma 828. How mobilised nutrients accumulated around the root zone of almond trees and how Pink Root was noticeably controlled when it was applied to onions. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN11 February 28, 2014 |
PRECISION IS THE KEY – PARTICULARLY IN TOUGH SESSIONS
By : Grant Borgward |
This Insight reflects on a bad year for Cereal crops in Western Australia and the beneficial results of precision and rotation and an RLF Integrated Fertiliser Program to improve margins. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |
IN10 February 21, 2014 |
THE ADDED BONUS OF ‘BSN TWIN’
By : Regional Correspondent |
This Insight shows how the increased nutritional status of BSN-primed seed actually started growing a second plant. |
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IN06 February 28, 2014 |
NOTHING CAN BE MORE COMPLELLING THAN BSN – A CASE STUDY
By : Grant Borgward |
This Insight presents tissue test evidence that shows profound and compelling reasons for including BSN as an all-important 'best start' for crops. | Products | View Article | Download PDF |