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14 November 2017

 

The Benefits of Potassium in Fertiliser for Pasture Growth

 

Potassium is one of the four major macronutrients required for plant growth but it is regularly the first nutrient that will be dropped out of fertiliser recommendations when times are tough.

Jamie Blennerhassett, the Innovation Leader at Ballance Agri-Nutrients discusses with Rural Exchange, why this is a poor decision. 

Potassium is relatively cheap and has just as big an impact on production as nitrogen, phosphorus or sulphur.