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. ...
IWM on a Bathurst pumpkin farm: Advantages & drawbacks of ground cover use, tillage and residual herbicides
Grey pumpkins (var. Sampson) were planted the week of 4 November 2019, following strip tillage of terminated ryecorn and ...
South Australian Grower Compost Trial
The Soils in Action project was run by AUSVEG SA from early to mid 2019 on the Northern Adelaide ...
Cover Crop + Rolled Ground Cover + Strip-Till = Record Farm Cucumber Yield
Cover crops + roller crimper + strip-tillage have proven a winning combination for a partnership between Mulyan Farms’ Ed Fagan ...
Chilli spacing trial: summary report
Intensive chilli production systems are susceptible to soilborne diseases, such as Sclerotium rolfsii, especially during the summer months. This ...
Exploring the application of precision agriculture: Koo Wee Rup demonstration site case study
Schreurs & Sons and the Soil Wealth ICP team have partnered to explore the application of precision agriculture in ...
The effect of custom made composts on the performance of a carrot crop and soil health
Demonstration site report prepared for VG15010 A Multi-faceted approach to soilborne disease management by Francis Tedesco, Center West Exports, ...
Damping off in spinach; Best bet fungicide and biologicals – trial 2016-2017
Short report by Len Tesoriero and Donna Lucas A preliminary field trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of ...
Three Vital Practice Changes at Rob Hinrichsen’s Kalfresh: A Case Study
Six years ago, Rob Hinrichsen and his team at Kalfresh decided to focus on four key practices – controlled ...
Koo Wee Rup Demonstration Site: Practice Change Case Study
The Schreurs family have been farming on the Koo Wee Rup swamps in Gippsland, Victoria since 1963. After noticing ...
Mt Barker Demonstration Site: Practice Change Case Study
Growers, Scott and Kent Samwell, have always been using cover crops to rest the soil between brassica plantings and ...