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Dairy Nutrient System

Individual Farm Specific Nutrient Program

By working with Mainfert we ensure that your fertiliser program will be affordable, sustainable and meet current environmental regulations.

Many in the dairy sector will be playing catch up to Mainfert clients who have already reduced their nitrogen inputs by more than 50% and are already well below the 190N cap. We have worked hard to develop products and systems that deliver better environmental outcomes without any compromise on pasture performance or production results. Results also are shown in cow health and reproduction.

From our Urate range of coated nitrogen to our Mainphos range of sustainable low leaching phosphate products we have dairy nutrient requirements covered.

Experience, knowledge & skill delivers

Proven Results

Our process and approach when it comes to working with a dairy farm is to ensure that we are applying the right products, at the right quantities, at the right time, while being sustainable and meeting environmentally regulations. We have been working for over 15 years on reducing the amount of nitrogen needed but still getting quality pasture, animal health and production results.

Below is an example of a Farm Specific Nutrient Program, as well as the results of a Darfield Dairy Farm who switched to Mainfert back in 2011.

Farm Specific Nutrient Program

Example
kg/ha
N
P
K
S
SODIUM
HUMATES
MINERALS
July/Aug Strategic Nitro (FPF)
150
16
7
15
5
Cu, B, Zn, Se, Co, Mo
Round 1 Urate-S+XP
95
25
5.4
6.3
7
Round 2 Urate-S+XP
95
25
5.4
6.3
7
Capital Nutrient (if needed)
Round 3 Urate S + K
100
25
13
6.3
7
Round 4 Urate-S+XP
95
25
5.4
6.3
7
Round 5 Autumn FPF
110
17
13
4
10
5
Cu, B, Zn, Se, Co
Round 6 Urate-S+XP
95
25
5.4
6.3
7
Round 7 Urate-S+XP
95
25
5.4
6.3
7
TOTALS
183
27
26
48.8
25
52
What you can expect from a change to this program:
  • Use of nitrogen will drop by at least a third in first season, while still maintaining expected pasture production
  • Noticeable improvement in density of pasture
  • Significant increase in rooting depth, soil health, worm population & soil aggregation
  • Cows become more content
  • Better palatability and higher feed conversion

The Results

Westingdon Farm 2010-2021 | Mainfert (formerly Mainland Minerals)
Fertiliser Supplier
Year
N Applied kg/ha
P Applied kg/ha
N loss kg/ha
COWS Total
SUPPLEMENTS Imported kg/cow
PRODUCTION Total kg ms
Previous supplier
09/10
300
38
62
1015
788
459852
Previous supplier
10/11
402
38
63
1050
952
471563
Mainfert
11/12
201
29
46
1100
909
498418
Mainfert
12/13
241
29
47
1070
713
500248
Mainfert
13/14
227
44
49
1295
576415
Mainfert
14/15
211
39
31
1120
892
550000
Mainfert
16/17
189
27
34
1025
610
480000
Mainfert
17/18
189
20
45
1000
630
478000
Mainfert
20/21
130
31
44
1010
479
472000
Key program points
  • Farm use of nitrogen has halved since Mainfert started and still maintaining 18 – 20T p.a. pasture production.

  • Big improvement in density of pasture.

  • No more pasture pull. Prior to Mainfert program were getting 10-15% pasture pull each grazing round.

  • Significant increase in rooting depth, soil health, worm populations & soil aggregation.

  • Cows more content now. They are being fed quicker & sitting down by mid-morning. No longer chasing passing traffic

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