Tarwin, Vic demo site update: Why is soil carbon important?
Soil carbon refers to the measure of carbon contained within soil organic matter, which is around 50% on average. It ...
Soil organic matter: Rules of thumb
This rules of thumb guide provides a general outline of the functions and management of soil organic matter (SOM). ...
Clubroot management in brassica vegetables
Clubroot is a soil-borne disease that causes major damage to brassica crops. It can exist in soils for up to ...
Spray application essentials
Crop protection products play an important role in vegetable production and are regularly used to control insect pests, diseases ...
Cover crops part of the carbon story in Victoria
Our Tarwin demonstration site in South Gippsland, Victoria is focused on maintaining soil carbon in a clay loam greenfield site ...
Beneficials flock to IPM demo site
A greenhouse capsicum producer in South Australia’s Northern Adelaide Plains is hosting a Soil Wealth ICP demonstration trial across two ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...