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Hot Lime

January 9th, 2016|

Hot Lime (or quick lime) for agricultural applications. A mineral with chemical formula CaO, and is commonly called quick lime, burnt lime or hot lime. It is made by heating limestone (CaCO3) to drive off carbon dioxide. Quick lime is used in preference to normal Ag lime or slaked lime for agriculture applications in some horticultural

Bundaberg Gypsum

January 8th, 2016|

Pacific Fertiliser has been in contact with the local authorities about bringing in bulk gypsum to the Port of Bundaberg for agricultural customers.

Eastcoast Bulk Ag Lime Supplies

January 1st, 2016|

Looking for local lime, or lime to suit your freight movements, look no further than Pacific Fertiliser. Please contact us for pricing ex pit, delivered or spread. Bulk Super Fine Ag lime ex Riverton QLD – sub 500um – NV 99 - $ per tonne Bulk Fine Ag lime ex Warwick QLD – sub 1000um – NV 97

Brisbane Spreading

January 1st, 2016|

Pacific Fertiliser can offer agricultural spreading options in the Brisbane, Gold Coast, Lockyer, Darling Downs and Burnett regions. We have sophisticated gear with GPS guidance, variable rate controllers and banding options for hort/row crops. Spreader Accuracy: Contract Spreader's Agrispread AS120T and tractors fitted with the Trimble system provide strong data feedback during operation. It allows agronomists

Triple Super Alternatives

December 18th, 2015|

Triple Superphosphate (TSP) product is no longer stocked in large volumes in Australia and TSP is mainly used in blends. The products that are being used in its place are TriplePlus/Tresspass fertiliser  (TSPS), Double Super Phosphate (DSP or PastureKing), Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) and Single superphosphate (SSP). Triple superphosphate, while not chemically pure, can be thought

What is Gypsum

December 18th, 2015|

Gypsum (CaSO4· 2H2O) is a soft white, grey, brownish or slightly pink mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate also know as calcium sulphate di-hydrate. It occurs mainly in sedimentary deposits and is used to for soil amelioration and in building construction materials. Gypsum is moderately water-soluble (~2.0–2.5 g/l at 25 °C) and, in contrast to most other salts, it exhibits

Gypsum for coal wash plants

December 9th, 2015|

Fine grade natural gypsum products such as Mine2 gypsum can be used for flocculating in coal washeries. The gypsum is used to flocculate clay from water in CHPP systems. Mine2 gypsum is sub 2mm screened gypsum product with a purity 94+% and Ca 23.5+% The efficiency of gypsum to flocculate tubid water is based on

New Processing Equipment

December 3rd, 2015|

Pacific Fertiliser has purchased a new 150kW hammermill which we will install in our system, for processing gypsum, lime, soft rock phosphate and dolomite at our Brisbane plant. The hammermill will be in series with jaw and cone crushers to produce a fine ground product for agricultural applications.

Trace Elements

October 27th, 2015|

Some of the trace elements available from Pacific Fertiliser. Boron Calcium Bentonite Calcium Iodate Chromium Picolinate Cobalt Carbonate Cobalt Hydroxide Copper Sulphate Penta Cobalt Sulphate Heptahydrate Dicalcium Phosphate Ferric Ammonium Citrate Ferric Sulphate Hepta (Iron Sulphtate) Ferric Sulphate Mono (Iron Sulphtate) Magnesium Carbonate Magnesium Chloride Magnesium Oxide Manganous Oxide Manganese Sulphate (Kieserite) Magnesium Phosphate Mono

Boron

October 27th, 2015|

Boron is a micronutrient that is essential to plant growth. The natural trace element Boron is involved in cell division and development and deficiencies are often seen as stunting and deformation of growing points in plants. Adequate boron is necessary for proper absorption of macronutrients. Overfarming, extremely in hot and cold weather conditions, drought, an

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