In demand: Kismet-Guano Group chief executive officer John Jashar thanks farmers from across the country for their overwhelming response for the business’ products.
Fertiliser company Guano Australia says it is working seven days a week to meet unprecedented farmer demand for its premium fertiliser products, which has spiked after recent rain and COVID-19-related import shortages.
“…farmers now see our locally Australian manufactured Guano Liquid Gold products have a price advantage versus many imported products,” Kismet-Guano Group chief executive officer John Jashar said.
However, he said many Aussie farmers who were leaving their fertiliser purchases until the last minute could be in for a shock, with dwindling global supply chains causing supply issues, delays and higher prices.
“Product shortage doesn’t have to have an impact on Aussie farmers because we are meeting demand with a quality, organic product. Supply is no issue for us,” Mr Jashar said.
The businessman, who was raised on his family’s orchards in Shepparton and has spent most of his life in agriculture and horticulture, as well as food and beverage production, is a firm believer in the need for Australia to manufacture more of its own products to reduce the reliance on imports.
Guano Australia has been supplying premium organic Guano Gold fertiliser products for 30 years.
The head office is on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland and there are distribution warehouses in capital cities around the country.
The company sells to farmers and a valued specialist dealer network across Australia, as well as supplying the retail market through Bunnings stores via Richgro.
Mr Jashar said Guano Liquid Gold and Guano Liquid Gold/KMS were unique products that delivered rapidly available phosphorus, calcium and potassium in one, as well as silica and carbon to help soil biology and cation exchange and had trace elements including magnesium and sulphur.
“It’s a soil conditioner and fertiliser in one,” he said.
“It offers flexible timing of application, excellent plant nutrient availability, is easy to mix and the quick plant response equals increased productivity.”
Michael Nagorcka, director of Waltanna Farms in south-west Victoria, has been using Guano Australia products for 15 years.
“All of the products, including the Guano Gold — both granular and foliar — have been outstanding, especially the Granular KMS and the Guano Sulphur Gold down the tube at sowing has given us a really good strike rate as far as germination … and the foliar spray plays an integral part when our crop’s up in full flag,” Mr Nagorcka said.
“We do two applications of the Guano Sulphur Gold and the KMS together at full flag and then at flowering. That goes on oats, wheat, barley, flaxseed and chickpeas.”
Mr Nagorcka said he was swayed to try the products because of their organic status and competitive pricing, as well as how easy it was to mix into a specialised brew with worm castings and other inputs.
It was also important to him to maintain soil health and rigour and protect the soil for the next generation.
“I’d have to say that John has been very proactive and ahead of the game,” Mr Nagorcka said.
“He’s always been a forward thinker as far as supply commodity and customers being looked after.”
Mr Nagorcka said it was reassuring to know there were no supply issues to impact his cropping plans coming into next season.
“Unless you’ve got the product, you can’t go forward. You want to be assured you’ve got it on the shelf and ready to go,” he said.
For more information visit www.guano.com.au/contact or telephone (07) 5445 5300.
