“It was an honour just to be nominated. It’s great that the industry is recognising young agronomists,” Aleasha said.
“No two days are the same in this job. You’re constantly learning – the industry is always evolving which keeps you on your toes.
“Seeing the finished crop makes the hard days worth it!”
Aleasha said ‘starting off’ the crop has become a lot easier with the introduction of ClearStart® 22KZ, a high-efficiency liquid fertiliser that is gaining recognition for its effectiveness among Darling Downs farmers.
ClearStart products optimise available nutrients for early crop establishment and vigorous root development, even in dry conditions, and their efficiency means lower application rates, minimising application costs per hectare.
“We have enjoyed using ClearStart® 22KZ. Nothing compares to it as a kickstart product,” Aleasha said.
“We struggle to get good germination strikes some years on the heavy cracking clays, but with ClearStart the crops skyrocket out of the ground – they’re bright green and we achieve a good strike.”
Aleasha has also trialled Bio-Forge®, a formulation containing a unique combination of key nutrients to give crops the support they need to recover from stresses, like wind, frost, heat and hail, and initiate new vegetative and root growth.
“We’ve tested Bio-Forge with the ClearStart and it helped with stress mitigation when we were planting corn when temperatures were still cool,” she said.
