Soil tests offer 'better reef protection'

By Mark Phelps
Updated November 28 2019 - 5:12pm, first published 4:00pm
TESTING TIMES: Maidavale cane farmer Russell Giddy says soil analysis is a more accurate way of determining fertiliser requirements, rather than a legislated figure.
TESTING TIMES: Maidavale cane farmer Russell Giddy says soil analysis is a more accurate way of determining fertiliser requirements, rather than a legislated figure.

NORTH Queensland cane farmer Russell Giddy says new restrictions on fertiliser use are eating into the long-term viability of smaller cane farms.

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