"The soils of the Middle East are dominantly coarse textured and prone to high losses of fertilizer, nutrients and water whether in urban landscapes or in irrigated agriculture farms. These soils require frequent irrigation and fertilizer applications. In an attempt to improve soil productivities, a comparative study was conducted on urban landscape and agriculture farm in UAE, whereby, three different soil amendments were tested, the Austrablend Multi Mineral Root Zone Conditioner outperformed in saving 40% irrigation water and doubling the productivity of landscape grass and barley forage production.

The ABMMRZC is highly reactive in sandy soils to develop soil structure due to the presence of most reactive (high cation exchange capacity) clay minerals belonging to smectites group responsible for improving moisture and nutrients retention capacities, thus saving water and nutrients from losses. Therefore, ABMMRZC is vital for the sandy soils wherever these exist on the globe."

Dr Shabbir A Shahid, PhD (UK)

Research Scientist

Desert Agriculture and Ecosystems Program

Environment & Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research

I have just returned from a visit to the Middle East where we are doing well with our water conserving clay, AustraBlend® however, if businesses are not involved in projects to do with the football World Cup, Q 2022 or the Dubai World Expo 2020, then business is very tough for the Arab World is now coming to grips with global oil and gas prices considerably lower than the cost of the massive infrastructural developments they are committed to.  There are many examples that I was told of where commitments were cancelled with all the consequential implications of such arbitrary action.  There must be a knock on effect for our own economy as exporters find it increasingly difficult to make sales.

We are very pleased to join with STA, to participate in its activities and generally contribute to the activities of the sports turf industry and other related activities. We are well aquainted with the Sports Turf Research Institute of Bingley UK and are extensive trialists with them at their Redland Research facility in Brisbane where we have 108 blocks each 2x2 m under trial for a period of 18 months designed to measure all aspects of the product pertaining to root zone management including ultimate dry downs to measure WHC and other essentials in the management process.

We will welcome your enquires to the below , thank you.

We tick all the boxes, significant water saving, greatly increased CEC resulting in permanent amelioration of low yield sands

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Hi all, Mike is out of the office this week but we hope that if you have any questions or enquiries about our product  AustraBlend®Multi Mineral Soil Conditioner that you contact us (07) 3821 0745 or send an email direct to Mike mfarrar@austrahort.com.au

We look forward  to hearing from you!