Order Office
Gurney Slade, Somerset
BA3 4UU

Production Plant
Percival Lane, Runcorn,
Cheshire WA7 4UY

Key to growth

Liming can hold the key to improving crop growth and yields by limiting the adverse effects of acid soils (low pH values).

User friendly

Farmers no longer have to rely on specialised contractors for spreading operations. Users can apply as much or as little as the field requires using their own equipment.

Calcifert is...

Granules of finely ground limestone (consistently below 150 microns) which has been combined, in a unique process, with a water soluble organic binder to produce hard 2 to 5mm size granules.

Calcifert is produced in the UK and is suitable for use on all farms, large or small, forestry and horticultural use.

It is supplied conveniently packaged in non-returnable 600kg bags for ease of handling. (Alternatively 25kg bags or bulk loads).

Unique benefits of calcifert

• Fine limestone flour ensures even spread and rapid uptake by soil
• Easy spreading using conventional farm spreaders with accurate band application
• Suitable for organic farming
• Can be applied to bare ground or to growing crops
• Spread at any time of the year and with other fertilizers
• Can be used to spot treat and with other crop inputs
• Economic for treating small areas
• Lower application rates than normal ground limestone
• Varied and accurate application can be easily achieved
• Can be applied with bout widths up to 36metres - cuts down overlapping
• Can be applied during the growing season when conventional liming is not possible
• Eliminates lime being spread on unwanted areas
• Safe to use - non toxic and non hazardous

CROP BENEFITS

No matter what you are growing it will be improved from the application of Calcifert to combat the deleterious effects of acid levels in the soil. Acidity builds up over time from rainfall leaching, the demands of growing crops, decomposition and nitrogen release - these all serve to lower pH and restrict growth.

Correcting acid levels with appropriate Calcifert application will bring measurable improvements in yields.

Calcifert is equally effective on all crops including fruit, rape and hops.

Calcifert improves grassland by encouraging root development and improving grass growth.

APPLICATION RATES

The rate at which Calcifert should be applied varies greatly depending on soil type, acid levels and the type of crop.

For instance*, for use on grassland with a loamy sand soil with relatively high pH it may be useful to add just 25kg of Calcifert per acre whilst for peat soils with high acidity (low pH) to be used for arable crops it may be necessary to treat at 1,050kg per acre.

For full details of application rates please contact us, or your local agent direct, at either of the addresses given overleaf or you can ring us on the numbers shown.

* Guidelines only