CSBP Market Update Podcast

In this episode, Justin Mercy, CSBP Field Research Manager, joins CSBP’s Grey Johnston to chat about nitrogen losses and what growers can do to reduce volatilisation. What are loss pathways for nitrogen? What’s the difference between the volatilisation losses from urea versus Flexi-N?   Find out more about the work CSBP is doing to better understand volatilisation and what products are availa...

Are you wondering what the fertiliser outlook for the 2023 season is? In this episode, Rusty Burke, CSBP Supply Chain Manager, and Angus McAlpine, CSBP Senior Account Manager – Nutrition & Sales, join CSBP’s Grey Johnston to chat about the procurement and nutrition outlook for next season.    What are the global factors impacting the fertiliser market?    What advice and su...

The 2022 Field Days season is about to kick off in regional WA! Tune in to find out what’s in store for this year’s Mingenew Midwest Expo and Dowerin Machinery Field Days.  In this episode, Billi Marshall, from the Mingenew Midwest Expo Board of Directors, and Danielle Green, Dowerin Machinery Field Days General Manager, catch up with CSBP’s Grey Johnston to discuss all things field days.&nbs...

In this episode, Miles Ellery, CSBP Agricultural Officer joins CSBP’s Grey Johnston to chat about the insights and results that are starting to come through in our field trials program. This year, CSBP’s trials program stretches from Yuna in the north to Gibson in the south east, with more than 30 cropping trials and two pasture trials. These trials will focus on rates to drive production, placeme...

Find out how we developed CSBP Detect to supply growers with real-time nitrogen recommendations. What were the key findings from WA growers in the 2021 CSBP Detect pilot? How does CSBP Detect work, and how has it been tailored to provide recommendations for WA conditions? Join Doug Hamilton, Senior Digital Agricultural Specialist, and Grey Johnston as they chat about the five-year journey of CSBP...

In this hockey-themed episode, Grey Johnston is joined by Hockeyroo Penny Squibb, former Hockeyroo Ashleigh Nelson, and Hockey WA CEO Fabian Ross to talk about the role of hockey in regional Western Australia. Why is WA such a strong breeding ground for our hockey stars? What’s special about the hockey community in regional WA? How did Ashleigh and Penny go from country towns to the Olympics and t...

In this episode James Easton, CSBP Senior Agronomist joins CSBP’s Grey Johnston to discuss how to identify opportunities with plant sampling. What circumstances would make plant sampling a good idea, and what opportunities are available this season? How can growers select the most accurate places to sample?  What are the soil trends and deficiencies we are seeing in WA? Nitrogen investme...

In this episode, Account Manager Luigi Moreschi joins Grey Johnston to discuss nitrogen (N) and potassium (K) strategies following soil amelioration, and the results from the CSBP trial at Yuna last year.   In 2021, we started a long-term trial at Yuna, looking at the long-term effects of N and K rates on ameliorated soils. What results did we see at the trial? What rates of K and N do w...

Listen to Scott Nelson, CSBP Central Sales Support Manager, and our host, Grey Johnston, CSBP Advice, Insight & Marketing Manager, chat about managing nitrogen requirements this season. What are the key nitrogen decisions WA growers are making right now? What factors could be considered when planning in-season top-up nitrogen and what nutritional tools are available to help growers make decisi...

Hear from Rusty Burke, CSBP Supply Chain Manager and CSBP’s Grey Johnston, Advice, Insight & Marketing Manager (our podcast host), on global factors impacting the urea and Flexi-N market. What global factors have been impacting Flexi-N and urea prices? How is Russia’s invasion of Ukraine impacting CSBP and WA growers? What should growers be aware of when making top-up nitrogen decisions and wh...