Predictions have been generated only by using the orbits of the moon. The database for the predictweather website was installed and sealed nearly six years ago - but it could just as easily have been twenty or 200. Official meteorologists using daily satellite pictures can forecast for the next 3 days, but using the moon we can go much further. Long range forecasting looks at trends. Due to the greater time-scale we ask that you allow a +/- 24 hr error, and at certain peak orbit periods when, due to the moon's changing speed the weather speeds up or slows down, possibly longer. Also, temperatures are only trends, going up or down. Major cities' data were collected before the days of increased reflective glass, asphalt and vehicle fumes which means today you may have to add up to 4C.

Read on for recent predictions for Australia.  I have highlighted towns and regions in bold.

This is a list of independent consultants from around Australia that take a biological approach to agricultural systems. Please feel free to contact them directly, and remember to mention that you discovered them via this website!

Click here for listings of biological companies or livestock consultants  

AgPhysics 

Far North Queensland

Hugh Lovel 

A-Z Rural Enterprises

New South Wales

Andrew Zilm 

Aussie Flora Hort/Agr. Services

South Australia

Graeme McPhee 

Company Alliances:

Fecondo - Distributor

Alroc Mineral Fertilisers - Distributor

                                      New South Wales

Greg Hallett, Director 

Company Alliances:
Soil Foodweb Institute - Advisor 

BEAR Biologics

Northern Territory

Sarah Fea, Principal  

Company Alliances:
Soil Foodweb Institute - Advisor 

CD & SA Reeve

Victoria

Carol Reeve, Principal

Having been involved in Biological Agriculture for 7 years I have built up the knowledge of where and how to source products to be the most beneficial to you at the most cost effective rate. This should enable me to reduce your operating / input costs.
I will be available to organise all of the logistics including delivery and application as required.

Services include:

Farm Agronomy & Resource Management Pty Ltd (F.A.R.M.)

Queensland

Ian Moss, Principal                      

Farm Agronomy & Resource Management (F.A.R.M.) provides an innovative agronomy service focusing on: a) Nutritional efficiencies for current-season profitability based on individual requirements; b) Addressing soil or crop limiting factors - not just more N/P/Zn; c) Ability to respond to in-crop rainfall to capture yield potential; d) Building soil health for reduced dependence on farming inputs and in readiness for Carbon Trading or Emissions Trading Schemes (ETS).

F.A.R.M. has positioned its service to complement existing agronomic advisors who cover weeds, insects, disease etc. With a primary focus on nutrition, most agronomists welcome working closely with someone specialising in this aspect.

Service Options:

Agronomic Consulting - Nutrition

Soil and Plant Analysis

Additions/Variations to above, including but not limited to:

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October 2009 newsletter

From the Soil Up

New South Wales

Carolyn Ditchfield

(BAgSc), Principal 

Company Alliances:

Agricultural Health Solutions - Distributor

Ausmin Australia - Distributor 

Bionutrient Solutions - Distributor

Mapleton Agri Biotec - Distributor 

Nutri-Tech Solutions - Distributor

Xtra Health - Distributor

Soil Foodweb Institute

Munash Natural Fertilisers

Victoria

Ian Munro, CEO  

Plant and Soil Managment

Western Australia

Cameron Sutherland, Principal  

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Company Alliances: 

Living Farm - Distributor

Soil Matters

New South Wales

Cameron Wood, Director  

Company Alliances:

Nutri-Tech Solutions - Distributor 

This is a list of independent consultants from around Australia that take a biological approach to livestock management. Please feel free to contact them directly, and remember to mention that you discovered them via this website!

Click here for listings of biological companies or biological consultants  

Poultry Works

Michael Sommerlad (Dip.Ag.(UNE)  New South Wales

Committed to sustainable and accountable agriculture

Over 30 years experience and specialising in: alternative and niche markets and marketing; bird health and integrated disease management; custom training services; data collection, processing and evaluation; development of biosecurity programs; electric fence specialist; liaison with government and certifying bodies; natural poultry nutrition and disease management; other poultry; purebred and commercial breeding systems; free range and organic production systems.

Creation Innovation Agriculture and Forestry

Manage Your Soil Biology for Profit - Build a Firm Foundation for Ongoing Profitability in Your Soil

Creation Innovation Agriculture and Forestry's soil microbiology tests use molecular techniques and microscopy* to identify and quantify soil microbes, including bacteria and fungi. Molecular markers are used to group and quantify microorganisms*, providing fast and accurate results that assist and inform decision-making.

This is a list of independent compost tea makers around Australia. Please feel free to contact them directly, and remember to mention that you discovered them via this website!

Tea for Life

Sarah Hamlyn-Harris                 Queensland                     

At Tea For Life compost teas we are motivated by the alarming rate of soil degradation in both urban and rural areas of Australia. It seems that wherever human beings settle, we damage the environment. Nature had it all worked out for millions of years.

As plants struggle to survive in soils deficient in biology, all kinds of other problems arise prompting the use of still more poisonous chemicals, inorganic fertilizers and unnatural farming methods. It is rather like the girl who swallowed a fly.

Making composts and compost teas to put the biology back into the soil has an important part to play in turning back the tide of environmental damage.  Compared to agricultural chemicals compost and compost tea require little energy to produce, are scientifically sound, and are within the reach of anybody who has responsibility for the care of the earth.

The process of making compost tea is simple in concept, but requires some care in the making.  All of the equipment must be thoroughly cleaned between brews.  Microscope assessment of the teas is necessary to assure that the final product is teeming with healthy microbiology.

I highly recommend the services of Environmental Analysis Laboratory in Lismore. They are fully accredited with NATA and associated with the Southern Cross University. But more importantly, from a biological perspective they have close ties with the Soil Fooweb Institute.

They do a full range of tests from water and chemicals through to soils, leaves and composts. While the attached document below gives you instructions on how to conduct a test, note that I also analyse soil and leaf tests.

If you are interested in having your soil or leaf tests analysed with recommendations based on biological approaches feel free to email me, or simply mention From The Soil Up when you send in your sample. Your sample will automatically be tested using the Nutrient Therapy Soil Analysis - NT-Pack-01 - ($93.50inc per sample) or Nutrient Therapy Leaf Analysis - NP-Pack-01 - ($66inc per sample) and the results will be emailed directly to me, though you can request a copy be forwarded to yourself as well.

 From the Soil Up will then invoice you for the lab analysis as well as the recommendations (Soil Therapy $38.50inc per sample or Leaf Therapy $27.50inc per sample) - so don't send money to EAL.

 EAL Services and Prices 01/07/2008,01:52 281.69 Kb

Read further for soil sampling suggestions.

Suppliers include

DL & FM Smith (Guyra NSW),

Fertile Farm (Gunnedah NSW),

Gaia Consultancy (Forbes NSW)

Native Tree Planting Services

Priest's Greenhouse Nursery - a privately owned and operated nursery specialising in the propagation to order of Australian plants native to the New England and Northwest areas of NSW and Southern QLD. We take pride in providing specialist products, services and advice to Farmers, Government Agencies, Councils and Landcare Groups. We primarily operate in the Gwymac and Border Rivers-Gwydir Catchment Management Authority (CMA) regions.

Trees for Earth - was established and has continued to refine the art of tree planting by expanding on a successful polyculture tree planting strategy and incorporating soil health principles utilising mineral and microbe balancing. As a result, Trees For Earth has developed the unique Plant Pink Tree Planting System that is achieving up to 97% tree survival rates in commercial timber plantations and other nursery and regeneration projects.