Pasture guides
Fertiliser for pastures, hay and lucerne: superphosphate, potash and nitrogen rates, timing and soil tests.
Pasture guides
Pasture
Fertiliser for hay: replacing what each cut removes
Hay fertiliser recommendations for Australian paddocks: how much potassium and phosphorus each hay or silage cut removes, the rate to apply, and timing.
Updated 25 October 2026
Pasture
Fertiliser for lucerne: phosphorus, sulfur, potash, moly and lime
Best fertiliser for lucerne in Australia: phosphorus and sulfur rates, potash for hay stands, molybdenum, soil pH and lime, and why N is rarely needed.
Updated 25 October 2026
Pasture
Potash on pasture: when is it worth spreading?
Is potash good for grass and pasture? When potassium pays, soil test targets, rates and timing, and the grass tetany risk from overdoing it.
Updated 25 October 2026
Pasture
Superphosphate application rate for pastures: how much super per hectare
How much single super to spread on pasture: P and S content, maintenance vs capital rates, kg P per DSE, Olsen and Colwell P targets, and worked examples.
Updated 24 October 2026
Pasture
When to put urea on pasture: timing, rates and grazing
Put urea on pasture soon after grazing, when it is actively growing, soil is moist and 10 cm soil temperature suits the grass. Rates and grazing cautions.
Updated 24 October 2026