Community
3 September, 2025
Green Lighting demonstrated in Ecklin
FARMERS last week had an insight into a new way of fertilising their pastures and crops thanks to a field day held on a farm in Ecklin South.
The day, run by Green Lightning Australia, saw 200 people register for the event, but held an additional 50-60 attendees last Tuesday.
Sam Doolan, whose farm hosted the event and was a trial farm for the product, said the turnout was a strong indicator for the interest from the farming community.
“Everyone is keen to get another tool to put into their toolboxes in terms of cutting costs and making a profitable business,” he said.
“Being able to fertilise your land at a fraction of the cost to synthetic fertilisers is probably the main reason people were here.
“The Australia distributor of Green Lightning lives next door, so it was an easy contact to make.
“A product like Green Lightning is just another thing in the tank – I was already doing passes around the paddocks anyway, so what was one more ingredient especially when it’s a lot cheaper than other nitrogen fertilisers.
“It works with our program that we are doing, so it was a simple fit.”
Green Lightning is a machine which infuses water with plasma, which consists of oxygen, nitrogen and other minerals, with a number of six-cylinder units on show at the property.
Attendees heard from one of the developers Travis Potter over a video call, as well as entomologist Tom Dykstra and Hopkins Ag’s Ben Glass.
Green Lightning’s Bryan Pitman also shared the data from the trials conducted on the property, with all speakers answering questions from the audience.
Mr Doolan said it was early days for the trials, but the data was looking positive.
“It’s on track to grow the same amount of feed as urea at a cheaper price, so it’s a win for all farmers,” he said.
Green Lightning sales consultant Tyler Thorburn said he was “rapt” with attendance at the event, despite the cold and wet weather sending attendees to the hot drinks and sausages offered.
“The biggest message we’re trying to put out there is to give farmers their independence when buying fertiliser – not relying on big companies making the terms of when and what price,” he said.