Sustainable Agronomy Fundamentals

All MNC Agronomy recommendations are based upon sustainable agronomical principles.

The three key agronomy fundamentals used at MNC are: 

·  Soil structure and health 
·  Pasture and cropping systems 
·  Livestock and land management 

When providing agronomy solutions, these fundamentals are applied step by step to ensure longevity and measurable results in your agriculture operation.

  • 1. Soil Structure and Health

    The structure of your soil is a key factor in measuring the productivity of your crop or paddock. With the use of soil testing, we focus on soil organic matter, cation exchange and friability as they relate to microbial activity, pore space and water holding capacity.

  • 2. Pasture and Cropping System

    With unpredictable precipitation in Australia, maintaining vegetative cover on our soils is crucial. When rainfall occurs, storing and utilizing that moisture is critical.

    Your pasture and cropping system should include a farm plan that focuses on maximizing ground cover with deep-rooted perennial pastures that include herbs, legumes and grass species that complement one-another.

  • 3. Livestock and Paddock Management

    Your livestock system and land management is critical to success and sustainability of your enterprise.

    We work closely with you to customize a farm plan tailored to suit your individual skills, equipment, needs and aims. This may include programs such as a perennial pasture based system in a long rotation, or a cropping and conserved fodder system utilising break or cover crops (or perennial pasture phases) to maintain soil structure an health.

Get in touch for soil testing, plant tissue testing and other production benchmarking techniques.