Tackling a $1.2 Billion Problem for Australian Farmers Using Dirt-Cheap Crushed Volcanic Rock

Crop nutrition can help stave off tar spot - Brownfield Ag News

An agronomist suggests crop nutrition can play an important role in managing tar spot. Stephanie Zelinko with AgroLiquid says nutrients help corn withstand disease pressure. “Specifically, I like looking at potassium. We know potassium helps with those cell wall strengths, which ultimately helps with lodging or standability if we get storms. But equally as important, […] The post Crop nutrition can help stave off tar spot appeared first on Brown…

Tackling a $1.2 billion problem for Australian farmers using dirt-cheap crushed volcanic rock: UniSA I Australian Rural & Regional News

University of South Australia (UniSA), Media Release, 14 July 2025 Cheap volcanic rock that languishes in open cut mines and quarries could transform Australia’s farming sector as a natural fertiliser, boosting crop yields and removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Dr Binoy Sarkar and student. Photo: UniSA It turns out that crushed basalt – a common rock used to make roads, houses, schools and hospitals – may address two very critical issu…

Cheap volcanic rock's potential as a natural fertiliser explored by UniSA

Crushed volcanic rock could help save Australian farmers on fertiliser costs as well as boosting crop yields and removing CO2.

Tackling a $1.2 Billion Problem for Australian Farmers Using Dirt-Cheap Crushed Volcanic Rock

Cheap volcanic rock that languishes in open cut mines and quarries could transform Australia’s farming sector as a natural fertiliser, boosting crop yields and removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.