MaxSil Farming Guides

Practical Guides for Australian Farmers

Straight answers on the inputs and soil questions farmers actually search for, and where plant available silicon fits. Real numbers, named sources, no hype.

Fertiliser

Fertiliser in Australia: How to Get More From Every Tonne You Buy

You are paying record prices for fertiliser, and a big share of what you spread never reaches the crop.

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Urea

Urea Price in Australia, and How to Make Every Tonne Go Further

You cannot control the urea price. You can control how much of it your crop actually uses.

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Gypsum

Gypsum for Soil: What It Fixes, What It Doesn't, and Where Silicon Fits

Gypsum fixes structure on sodic clays. It does nothing for the silicon your crop is missing.

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Soil pH

Soil pH: Why Acid Soils Cost Australian Farms Billions, and What Silicon Does About It

Low pH releases aluminium that prunes roots. Lime fixes the pH. Silicon helps the crop cope while it works.

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Potash

Potash Fertiliser: Getting the Most From Potassium, and Why Silicon Matters Too

Potash feeds potassium. It does not feed silicon, and many farmers confuse the two products that do.

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Soil Test

Soil Test: The Number Most Australian Soil Tests Don't Report (Silicon)

Your soil test tells you about N, P and K. It almost certainly says nothing about silicon.

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NPK

NPK Fertiliser Explained, and the Element Your NPK Program Is Missing

N, P and K feed the crop. Silicon helps the crop actually use what you have paid for.

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Soil Health

Soil Health: A Practical Guide for Australian Farmers (and Where Silicon Fits)

Soil health is not a philosophy. It is yield, water holding and input costs, and you can measure all three.

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Soil Carbon

Soil Carbon: How Silicon Fertiliser Is Linked to Higher Soil Organic Carbon

Silicon treated plots held 11 to 13% more soil organic carbon in Victorian field trials. Here is what that means, honestly.

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Drought

Drought Tolerant Crops and Pasture: How Silicon Helps Plants Through Dry, Hot Seasons

Silicon does its best work in tough seasons. That is what the research shows, and it is exactly when you need it.

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