Organic soil amendments
Organic amendments are mostly applied pre-planting of cash or cover crops, and always contain carbon and all major nutrients ...
Better managing soilborne diseases with pathogen DNA testing
Soilborne diseases can have a serious impact on vegetable quality and yield. Pre-plant soil DNA testing allows growers to ...
How do you know your soil is healthy? Top tips for vegetable growers
A healthy soil is productive, sustainable and profitable. But what exactly does 'soil health' mean for vegetable growers? Soil ...
The challenge to reduce hillslope erosion at Forth, Tasmania
There are various ways to reduce erosion, including reducing how much water runs off and the speed of that ...
Integrated weed management (Webinar 2 of 3): How cover cropping can improve its use for vegetable growers
This webinar will look at the capacity of both summer and winter cover crops to out-compete weeds during ...
Organic soil amendments put to the test in Tasmania
As part of the Soil Wealth ICP project, a trial has been established at our Harvest Farms demonstration site ...
Integrated weed management (Webinar 1 of 3): A practical approach for vegetable growers
Integrated weed management (IWM) is vital for getting on top of weed problems in vegetable production. It involves ...
Cover crops for cucurbit growers in Katherine, NT: Results of 2020 demo site
Cover crops, typically grown during the wet season in the north of the Northern Territory (NT), are an essential ...
Inter-row ryegrass cover crop – a winner in snow pea production
Grower Kim Ngov had a weed problem at his Sydney basin farm. Even though he grows his snow pea ...
Uniformity of nutrient availability continues to improve in 2020
Now in the third year of trials, the benefit of variable rate lime and fertiliser application is starting ...
TIA Honours students share key project findings
The 2020 class of Agriculture Science Honours students at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture recently presented the findings ...
What you need to know about soil microbiology
Soil health is closely linked to soil microbiology. This fact sheet outlines information on a broad group of soil ...