Australia's #1 Plant Available Silicon bio stimulant made from recycled glass, proven across broadacre, horticulture, sugar, rice and cotton.
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Agronomist Katrina of Peel Ag brings 33 years in agronomy and experience as a fifth generation farmer to her own hard red soils. She explains where plant available silicon fits in a fertiliser program to save costs and drive income.
An overview of plant available silicon, why most cropping soils are short of it, and MaxSil's Circular Pathway from recycled glass to fertiliser. Includes WA barley trial results of 15% to 30% yield increases.
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In Their Own Words
Straight from the ABC Landline segment and Australian farms - why the people using MaxSil™ keep coming back.
“We've taken winter weight gains from 0.7–0.8 a day to 1.4, and up to two kilos a day. We're growing as much grass or crop as we always have - in fact, more - and we're using at least 30% less.”
“A good quality silicon will attract iron. The iron moves away from the phosphate, releases it, so the roots can get at it. We sell it as a stimulant - it increases nutrient uptake efficiency.”
“It's amorphous - so our silica doesn't have the respiratory issue. Not only is it helping farmers, it helps construction workers have a safer day.”
“There could be as much as 25 or 30% improvements in plant growth and plant productivity.”
“The silicon is tying up iron and aluminium, which releases phosphorus, potassium and trace elements that were already there but unavailable. Releasing the equivalent of 200 kg of DAP per hectare.”
“It's a more pure form than other natural silica deposits or minerals, so it actually works better in our compost.”
“The extremely saline block had not supported a single blade of grass since we started cropping 50 years ago. After MaxSil™ we finally have a barley crop.”
"making their urea stocks go further with a silicon additive."
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"MaxSil works by improving plant uptake of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium by enhancing root architecture and soil pH balance. That, in turn, reduces the need for extra fertiliser."
Victorian producer Tony Donovan, who runs a large-scale grazing, cropping and dairy operation near Warrnambool, said the shift toward silicon-based fertiliser had been driven by a need to get more out of soils already under pressure.
"We're a pretty intensive operation, about 14,000 hectares with five dairy farms, so getting as much natural help out of the soil as we can is really important to us," he said.
Mr Donovan said high iron and aluminium levels in his soils had historically locked up key nutrients like phosphorus and potassium, forcing the business to rely heavily on synthetic fertiliser inputs.
"What the silicon is doing is tying up that iron and aluminium, which in turn releases phosphorus, potassium and trace elements that were already there but unavailable," he said. "We've measured it - we've got tonnes of phosphorus sitting in the soil that we just couldn't access before."
After introducing silicon into the system, he said the business had been able to significantly reduce its reliance on applied fertiliser. "In some paddocks, we're releasing the equivalent of about 200 kilos of DAP (Di-Ammonium Phosphate)," he said. "At today's prices, that's extremely valuable. It has a huge economic impact on us."
Mr Donovan said the benefits were not just financial, but also reflected in plant and livestock performance. "Our plant health, our production and our stock health are all lifting," he said. "And when you start seeing that across both pasture and crops, that's when you start to take it seriously."
An inventor's decades of science meets a young entrepreneur's vision - together, they're transforming Australian agriculture from the ground up.
Founder & Inventor
A lifetime dedicated to materials science and sustainable innovation. David spent years perfecting the patented process that transforms recycled glass into one of the world's most potent plant-available silicon products. His vision was simple - give Australian farmers a world-class soil amendment at a fraction of the cost.
AFR Young Rich Lister - Investor & Co-Owner
Ledlin's Sustainable Concrete Group recycles waste glass into sand for concrete. SCG saw in MaxSil™ a breakthrough product with the science to back it and the potential to reshape an entire industry. His investment and commercial acumen are helping take MaxSil™ from paddock trials to nationwide distribution.
"When proven science meets bold ambition, farmers win. That's the MaxSil™ story."
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In the Field
Real farmers, real results - MaxSil™ working across Australian broadacre
MaxSil™ silicon has been designated an essential plant growth element by the AAPFCO (USA). Over 100 independent field trials support its efficacy across crops worldwide.
ABC Landline profiled MaxSil™ - the Australian-made, plant-available silicon bio-stimulant produced from recycled glass. Growers, agronomists and scientists share on-farm results, including up to 30% growth improvements, winter weight gains lifted from 0.7-0.8 kg/day to 1.4-2 kg/day, and 30% input reductions. Watch the full segment and hear from David Archer, Peter Norwood, Tony Donovan and Brendan Lloyd.
July 2026
Read Full Story →"We view nitrogen … urea, as like sugar to a human. It's good for a short fix, not really sustainable, and not achieving the best outcomes for flavours and the growth of our fruit." Spreyton grower Marcus Burns has been using more natural supplements, including a silicon made in Australia from crushed glass, which helps elements in the ground to become more available to the plant. "It's working within our own environment and it's becoming a little bit more circular with what we're using," he said.
May 2026
Read Full Article →Spreyton apple and wine grower Marcus Burns told the Herald Sun that, despite testing late-season cold weather, he produced "one of the best apple crops ever" using MaxSil™ - an Australian-made, glass-waste-derived alternative to imported urea-based fertilisers amid the supply shock from the Iran conflict and Strait of Hormuz closure.
May 2026
Read More →The AAPFCO has officially designated silicon as an essential plant growth element, validating decades of agronomic research and positioning MaxSil™ at the forefront of this nutrient revolution.
April 2026
Read More →Independent field trials in Western Australia demonstrate significant yield improvements in barley crops treated with MaxSil™ silicon under challenging saline soil conditions.
March 2026
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