Soil Wealth ICP broadcasts live from EGVID 2020
The Soil Wealth ICP team was pleased to support the 2020 East Gippsland Vegetable Innovation Days (EGVID), which were ...
New tools to manage irrigation in potatoes
Practical use of IrriSAT satellite imaging, weather data, and soil moisture sensors. Irrigation decision making is one of ...
East Gippsland Vegetable Innovation Days – Cover crops and strip-tillage live webinar panel session
Presented by Dr Kelvin Montagu (Soil Wealth/ICP) Grower interviews with Michael Evans (Mulgowie Farms), Adam Schreurs (Schreurs & ...
Irrigation monitoring in potatoes Part 1: Practical use of IrriSAT and soil moisture sensors
About the farm The 1,000 ha farm is located at Billimari near Cowra, NSW, on loam and sandy loam ...
Irrigation monitoring in potatoes Part 2: Practical use of satellite information
This case study looked at what extra information could be obtained from paddock satellite images used to monitor crop ...
Precision ag pays off in bumper celery crop: Koo Wee Rup demonstration site case study
Over the past two years, Victorian vegetable growing operation Schreurs & Sons and the Soil Wealth ICP team have ...
Cowra cover crop and strip-till a winning combination for soil health
Cover crops provide multiple benefits, including reduced soil crusting, increased infiltration rates, reduced compaction, weed suppression and nutrient cycling. ...
Managing sodicity in vegetable crops
Sodicity is different to salinity, but it can still have a negative impact on soil structure and crop growth. ...
Pink rot fact sheet
Pink rot of potato is an important soil-borne storage disease of potatoes worldwide. It is caused by the fungus ...
What do weeds cost Australian vegetable growers?
In 2019, the University of New England completed a case study assessment of the farm-level impacts of weeds in ...
Article: Harvest Farms analyses irrigation
Tasmanian leafy salad growing operation Harvest Farms is taking part in a trial with SWAN systems, an irrigation and ...
Brown etch on butternut pumpkins – Beauty is more than skin deep
Researchers at Applied Horticultural Research (AHR) have been investigating the causes of brown etch on butternut pumpkins. Dr ...