Demonstration site update: Richmond, Tasmania
The Richmond demonstration site in southern Tasmania is located in the Coal Valley and hosted by Harvest Farms. In ...
Boosting mycorrhizal fungi in vegetable crops
The vegetable industry has a growing interest in soil health and beneficial soil microbes, including mycorrhizal fungi. While there ...
Cover crops for weed control and single-use plastic elimination
Grower Kim Ngov has sown another cover crop trial on his intense vegetable farm near the southwest outskirts of ...
Ag-tech trial turns up the heat on weeds
Problem weeds such as oxalis and nutgrass could be a thing of the past for vegetable growers following an ...
Irrigation monitoring in potatoes shows varietal differences in Cowra, NSW
Potato cultivars can have quite different water requirements, and knowing how to best manage water for a particular variety ...
Warren Improvement Group: Young growers with a fresh focus in Western Australia
Being part of a grower group has many benefits. It helps to be on the forefront of new developments ...
Managing soil health in Werribee South
Victoria’s Werribee South vegetable growing region predominately produces brassicas and leafy greens. A relatively high salt concentration in irrigation ...
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 ...
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 ...
Recycled organics compost – on a Sydney spinach farm
The incorporation of compost into the Portellis’ cropping schedule yielded a significant improvement in crop performance. Compost applied at ...
Benefits of a cover crop + strip till combination
The Three Ryans’ growers were impressed with the substantial time and cost savings of the strip till method, ...