Nitrogen mindset must change

By Louise Preece
Updated September 22 2015 - 2:04pm, first published May 18 2015 - 1:02pm
Leongatha South dairy farmers Grit and Tim Cashin will now try to apply small amounts of nitrogen more frequently in a bid to minimise losses and increase its response.
Leongatha South dairy farmers Grit and Tim Cashin will now try to apply small amounts of nitrogen more frequently in a bid to minimise losses and increase its response.

ON THEIR notoriously wet dairy farm in South Gippsland, Tim and Grit Cashin often apply nitrogen generously in the hope that it will last a bit longer in the system - and trigger extra grass growth.

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