The ‘breakdown’ on composts
The rising cost of fertiliser inputs and a greater understanding of the importance of soil health has prompted interest ...
Beet cyst nematode on vegetables
Beet cyst nematode (Heterodera schachtii) can cause considerable yield loss to brassicas, beets, rhubarb and spinach. The nematode severely ...
Precision Agriculture Tasmanian RD&E project
The Precision Agriculture (PA) Project was an on-farm research, demonstration and extension project funded by the Tasmanian Department of ...
Managing the risk of Powdery Scab
This fact sheet is a guide based on current available knowledge on the management of Powdery Scab. It highlights ...
Precision agriculture in vegetable production
Precision agriculture (PA) technologies have been widely adopted throughout various agricultural industries in Australia, but what exactly is PA, ...
Managing salinity in vegetable crops
Salinity issues can appear in all major vegetable production areas; they can come and go depending on weather and ...
Cover crops in the Wide Bay Burnett
The Australian vegetable industry depends on healthy soils to maintain farm profitability and sustainability. Aggressive cultivation, short-term crops and tight rotations can take ...
Calcium cyanamide fertiliser in carrots: Economics
Calcium cyanamide Fertiliser, also known as nitrolime, has been used in Germany as a slow release nitrogen and calcium ...
Clubroot: a Galling Disease
Clubroot is one of the most destructive diseases of brassicas globally. Although it was detected in Australia as early ...
Erosion control machinery – Harvest Moon, TAS case study demonstration site
The Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection case study demo site in north west Tasmania is Harvest Moon. This ...
Getting soil pH right – Lime quality and application rates
Soil acidification, the drop in soil pH, is due to several factors including leaching of nitrate nitrogen, nutrient uptake ...
Strip-till in Tasmanian vegetable crops
Strip-till is a system of cultivation that works strips of soil where the crop will be planted or sown ...