Join the Soil Wealth ICP, PotatoLink, VegNET and Fall armyworm projects for a field event exploring topics of improving soil health using cover crops, Fall armyworm management and input use efficiencies in vegetable and potato farming systems.
Date: 26 March 2025
Time: 12:30pm – 4:30pm (AEST)
Location: Bundaberg area (exact location TBC)
Registration: Click here to register
Agenda
Cover crops and soil health field walk
- Benefits of cover crops to vegetable and potato farming systems
- Legumes for nitrogen, including N contributions, nitrogen budgets, N cycling
- Considerations – termination, cycling, pest and disease
- Management
FAW
- General update FAW
- Results & learnings from project activities
- FAW and cover crops
Monitoring Environmental Performance
- Update on emissions reporting requirements
- Improving soil carbon
Input Use Efficiencies
- Water and nutrient use efficiencies – SWICP Bundaberg demonstration site update
- Spray coverage and effectiveness
For more information, please contact Naomi Diplock, [email protected].
The field walk will include a BBQ , registration is essential for catering purposes.