Progress on plastics: Plastics recycling and alternatives to plastic mulch
Vegetable and melon farms generate a range of plastic waste. While some products such as chemical containers and irrigation ...
Estimating emissions: Why measuring emissions is important and how to do it
Farm productivity and greenhouse gas emissions are closely linked; higher emissions are generally associated with lower productivity. Greenhouse gas ...
Bulletin January 2024
In this edition: New year, new website for Soil Wealth ICP! Keeping crops safe after flooding New app to ...
Replacing plastic mulch: Cover crops for weed suppression and soil health
Working with the Soil Wealth ICP team, vegetable grower Kim Ngov has been trialling cover crops as a replacement ...
Bulletin December 2023
In this edition: Adapt, innovate, automate: Soil Wealth ICP heads west Dealing with dry times: New online portal to ...
Adapt, innovate, automate – Soil Wealth ICP team heads west
Doris Blaesing and Carl Larsen (RMCG) from the Soil Wealth ICP team were in Western Australia last week for several ...
Trials underway at the Mildura demonstration site
Addressing industry concerns about reducing plastic and embracing sustainable practices, the first trial at the melon demonstration site in Mildura ...
Adding nitrogen with legumes in vegetable crops: update from the Mulgowie demonstration site
As the costs of inputs continue to bite, growers are increasingly turning towards organic alternatives to meet the nitrogen demands ...
Visualising Australasia’s Soils (VAS): Supporting agriculture through data collaboration
Visualising Australasia's Soils (VAS) – a research initiative from the Soil CRC – will provide a virtual window into ...
Celebrating World Soil Day at our demo sites
World Soil Day is held annually on 5 December to highlight the importance of healthy soil and to advocate ...
Bulletin November 2023
In this edition: Harnessing the power of cover crops for enhanced soil health Getting to know the beneficials in ...
NSW’s Riverina to host second melon demo site
Rombola Family Farms in Griffith, New South Wales, has become the second melon demonstration site for the Soil Wealth ICP ...