Since 1932, Inkerman Lime & Gypsum has been passionately servicing the agriculture sector of the Burdekin and beyond. The business has always been locally owned and operated, with Robert, Joe and Rosetta Tama of Home Hill currently at the helm. Having lived in the Burdekin for almost half a century, the Tama family are no strangers to the region, its land and its people. With experience and interests in sugar cane, small crops, heavy produce, mangoes, broad acre crops and forestry, the Tama's have been aware of the benefits of lime and gypsum products and have used them extensively over the years. Developing a love for the product, the family took over the business and hope to share this same experience with their customers new and old.
Harvesting is over. The best way to maintain or increase productivity is to ensure your soil is of optimum health for ratooning and planting. Unless your soil is in good health, the full benefits of fertilisers will not be achieved.
Gypsum and lime have been used for more than 200 years as a soil amendment and fertilizer and, for various reasons, can substantially increase crop yields anywhere from 10 to 50 percent. Gypsum is a natural source of calcium sulfate and provides two of the most essential elements of plant life: calcium and sulfur. Regular use of gypsum is essential to the sustainability of most irrigated soils and has numerous advantages and benefits to the soil, the crop and the farmer.
Because of these benefits, it pays, not costs to use Inkerman Lime & Gypsum.
Inkerman Lime & Gypsum are suppliers and spreaders of Natural Earth Lime & Silica, Natural Winton Gypsum, Pulverised Lime, Natural Rock Phosphate and Dolomite. Using their decades of agricultural experience, the team can customise blends to suit your individual needs. They are now sourcing natural gypsum from a different mine site at Winton and, by virtue of it’s physical characteristics, it is much more soluble and readily available to soil and plants.
Inkerman Lime & Gypsum also provide a variety of spreading services with computerised direct drop augers, spinners, orchard spreader applicators and variable rate spreaders, all fitted with GPS navigational systems for a more accurate application. All vehicles have been fitted with the latest state-of-the-art computer technology for a perfect spread every time. They can deliver the product directly to you, frequently delivering to Proserpine, Bowen, Dalbeg, Millaroo, Giru, Townsville, Gumlu, Burdekin, Ayr and Home Hill.
Understanding the unpredictable nature of agriculture, Inkerman Lime & Gypsum has partnered with agPAY Crop Finance and DelayPay to provide its customers with flexible payment plans allowing you to purchase your inputs now and pay for them later or post-harvest.
Building on the varied benefits of natural gypsum, Inkerman Lime & Gypsum is proud to introduce a game-changing synthetic alternative, Top End Gypsum. Available exclusively through Inkerman Lime & Gypsum, Top End Gypsum is gypsum in its purest form and has been proven by leading labs to be much cleaner, faster and more readily available to plant growth than natural gypsum. Because of its very high analysis, less of the product is required for the same response, accelerating your plant growth, increasing productivity, saving you money and increasing your profits. Contact Robert and the team today to learn more about Top End Gypsum, secure your order and unlock your soil’s full potential.
When Home Hill celebrated its centenary in 2013, Inkerman Lime & Gypsum were recognised for their long term commitment to the Burdekin, highlighting the business’s role and positive work in the region. Money spent with Inkerman Lime & Gypsum stays in the Burdekin and, each year, the business injects millions of dollars into the local economy for goods and services and provides employment for many members of the community.
Inkerman Lime & Gypsum would like to wish the Burdekin a merry Christmas and looks forward to continuing this ground-breaking work in 2024!
37 Advantages To Using Gypsum
1. Gypsum improves soil structure
2. Gypsum helps reclaim sodic soils
3. Gypsum prevents crusting of soils and aids seed emergence
4. Gypsum improves low-solute irrigation water
5. Gypsum improves compacted soil
6. Gypsum makes slightly wet soils easier to till
7. Gypsum stops water runoff and erosion
8. Gypsum decreases pH of sodic soils
9. Gypsum increases the pH of acidic soils
10. Gypsum improves swelling clays
11. Gypsum prevents waterlogging of soil
12. Gypsum can help remove excess boron from sodic soil
13. Gypsum increases the stability of soil organic matter
14. Gypsum makes water-soluble polymer soil conditioners more effective
15. Gypsum makes excess magnesium non-toxic
16. Gypsum corrects subsoil acidity
17. Gypsum can enhance the values of liming
18. Gypsum improves water-use efficiency
19. Gypsum creates favourable soil EC
20. Gypsum makes it possible to efficiently use low quality irrigation water
21. Gypsum decreases dust erosion
22. Gypsum helps plants absorb plant nutrients
23. Gypsum decreases heavy-metal toxicity
24. Gypsum increases value of organics
25. Gypsum improves fruit quality & prevents some plant diseases
26. Gypsum is a source of sulfur
27. Gypsum helps prepare soil for no-till management
28. Gypsum decreases bulk density of soil
29. Gypsum decreases the toxic effect of NaCl salinity
30. Gypsum multiplies the value of other inputs
31. Gypsum can decrease pH of rhizosphere
32. Gypsum keeps clay off tuber and root crops
33. Gypsum decreases loss of fertiliser nitrogen in the air
34. Gypsum can be a source of oxygen for plants
35. Gypsum helps earthworms to flourish
36. Gypsum can increase water retention in soil
37. Gypsum can increase crop yields
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